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PREFERRED
preferable, preferred
(adjective) more desirable than another; âcoffee is preferable to teaâ; âDannyâs preferred name is âDanââ
favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
(adjective) preferred above all others and treated with partiality; âthe favored childâ
PREFER
choose, prefer, opt
(verb) select as an alternative over another; âI always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurantâ; âShe opted for the job on the East coastâ
prefer
(verb) like better; value more highly; âSome people prefer camping to staying in hotelsâ; âWe prefer sleeping outsideâ
prefer, favor, favour
(verb) promote over another; âhe favors his second daughterâ
prefer
(verb) give preference to one creditor over another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
preferred
simple past tense and past participle of prefer
Adjective
preferred (comparative more preferred, superlative most preferred)
favoured
Noun
preferred (plural preferreds)
(finance) Preferred stock.
Source: Wiktionary
PREFER
Pre*fer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Preferring.] Etym: [F. préférer, L. praeferre; prae before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st Bear.]
1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc. He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl. Pope. Presently prefer his suit to CĂŠsar. Shak. Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high. Byron.
2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass. [Obs.] "Though maidenhood prefer bigamy." Chaucer.
3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general. I would prefer him to a better place. Shak.
4. To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above. If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. Ps. cxxxvii. 6. Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war. Knolles. Preferred stock, stock which takes a dividend before other capital stock; -- called also preference stock and preferential stock.
Syn.
– To choose; elect. See Choose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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