English-Thai Dictionary

preference

N ความพึงใจ  สิทธิพิเศษ  choice favorite kwam-pung-por-jai

 

preferential

ADJ ที่ ให้ สิทธิพิเศษ  advantageous favored special ti-hai-sid-ti-pi-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREFERENCE

n.The act of preferring one thing before another; estimation of one thing above another; choice of one thing rather than another. Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.
It has to, above, before, or over, before the thing postponed. All men give the preference to Homer as an epic poet. The human body has the preference above or before those of brutes.
The knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREFERENCE

Pref "er *ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. préférence.]

 

1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference. Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry. Dryden. Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's. Locke.

 

2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference

 

PREFERENTIAL

PREFERENTIAL Pref `er *en "tial, a.

 

Defn: Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.

 

PREFERENTIAL VOTING

PREFERENTIAL VOTING Preferential voting. (Political Science )

 

Defn: A system of voting, as at primaries, in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices ) between two or more candidates for an office, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together in nominated or elected.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preference

pref er ence |ˈpref (ə )rəns ˈprɛf (ə )rəns | ▶noun 1 a greater liking for one alternative over another or others: a preference for long walks and tennis over jogging | he chose a clock in preference to a watch. • a thing preferred: my musical preferences are blues and swing. • favor shown to one person or thing over another or others: preference is given to those who make a donation. 2 Law a prior right or precedence, esp. in connection with the payment of debts: debts owed to the community should be accorded a preference. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘promotion ’): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre ‘carry in front ’ (see prefer ).

 

preference share

pref er ence share ▶noun British term for preferred stock.

 

preferential

pref er en tial |ˌprefəˈrenCHəl ˈˌprɛfəˈˌrɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective of or involving preference or partiality; constituting a favor or privilege: preferential interest rates may be offered to employees | preferential trade terms. • (of a union shop ) giving employment preference to union members: a preferential shop. • (of voting or an election ) in which the voter puts candidates in order of preference. • (of a creditor ) having a claim on the receipt of payment from a debtor that will be met before those of other creditors. DERIVATIVES pref er en tial ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from preference, on the pattern of differential .

 

Oxford Dictionary

preference

pref ¦er |ence |ˈprɛf (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 a greater liking for one alternative over another or others: her preference for white wine | he chose a clock in preference to a watch. • a thing preferred: nearly 40 per cent named acid house as their musical preference. • [ mass noun ] favour shown to one person or thing over another or others: preference is given to those who make a donation. 2 Law a prior right or precedence, especially in connection with the payment of debts. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘promotion ’): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre ‘carry in front ’ (see prefer ).

 

preference share

preference share (or stock ) (N. Amer. preferred share or stock ) ▶noun a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends.

 

preferential

pref ¦er ¦en |tial |ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective of or involving preference or partiality; constituting a favour or privilege: preferential interest rates may be offered to employees | preferential trade terms. • (of voting or an election ) in which the voter puts candidates in order of preference. • (of a creditor ) having a claim on the receipt of payment from a debtor which will be met before those of other creditors. DERIVATIVES preferentially adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from preference, on the pattern of differential .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preference

preference noun 1 her preference for boys' games: liking, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition. 2 my preference is rock music: favorite, (first ) choice, selection; informal cup of tea, thing, druthers. 3 preference will be given to applicants speaking Japanese: priority, favor, precedence, preferential treatment. PHRASES in preference to the thief chose their home in preference to others: rather than, instead of, in place of, sooner than. WORD NOTE See druthers Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

preferential

preferential adjective we were not expecting this preferential treatment: special, better, privileged, superior, favorable; partial, discriminatory, partisan, biased.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preference

preference noun 1 my mother was a little put out by my preference for boys' games: liking, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition, desire, wish. 2 I like most types of music, but my preference is rock: favourite, first choice, top of the list, choice, selection, pick; informal cup of tea, bag, thing; N. Amer. informal druthers. 3 preference will be given to applicants with some proficiency in Japanese: priority, favour, precedence, advantage, preferential treatment, favoured treatment, favouritism. PHRASES in preference to the thief chose their home in preference to others: rather than, instead of, in place of, sooner than, above, before, over.

 

preferential

preferential adjective regular blood donors do not receive preferential treatment when they themselves need a transfusion: special, better, privileged, superior, favoured, advantageous, favourable; partial, discriminatory, partisan, biased.

 

Duden Dictionary

Preference

Pre fe rence Substantiv, feminin , die |prefeˈrãːs |die Preference; Genitiv: der Preference, Plural: die Preferencen |[…sn̩ ]|lateinisch-französisch französisches Kartenspiel

 

French Dictionary

préféré

préféré , ée adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Que l ’on aime plus que les autres. nom masculin et féminin Personne que l ’on préfère. : Les préférés du professeur.

 

préférence

préférence n. f. nom féminin Ce que l ’on aime le plus. : Ma préférence va aux framboises. SYNONYME prédilection . LOCUTIONS De préférence Préférablement. De préférence à Plutôt. : J ’aimerais venir le vendredi de préférence au jeudi. De préférence à Plutôt (que ). Par ordre de préférence En classant selon le goût, les préférences.

 

préférentiel

préférentiel , ielle adj. adjectif Qui établit une préférence. : Un traitement préférentiel. Un taux préférentiel. LOCUTION Taux préférentiel. Taux d ’intérêt demandé par une banque à ses meilleurs clients. : Le taux préférentiel (et non *prime rate ) est de 5 \%. FORME FAUTIVE action préférentielle. Anglicisme pour action privilégiée. Note Orthographique préféren t iel.

 

préférer

préférer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Aimer mieux, avoir une préférence pour. : Elle a préféré le roman au film qu ’on en a tiré. Il préfère que ses élèves soient curieux de tout. Note Syntaxique Suivi de la conjonction que, le verbe se construit avec le subjonctif. 2 Choisir, opter pour. : Elle préfère fréquenter ce collège. Il préférera accepter ce poste plutôt que de perdre son emploi. La famille a préféré les vacances à la mer. Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec un nom ou avec l ’infinitif. posséder Conjugaison Le deuxième é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. Je préfère, mais je préférerai.

 

Spanish Dictionary

preferencia

preferencia nombre femenino 1 Circunstancia de preferir o de ser preferida por alguien una persona o cosa sobre otras personas o cosas :gozar de la preferencia del monarca; de todos mis perros, tengo preferencia por el pastor alemán; el embajador ha mostrado preferencia por uno de los cuadros más originales de la exposición .2 Ventaja o mayor derecho que se tiene para hacer algo sobre otra persona o cosa :en un cruce, los vehículos que vienen por la derecha suelen tener preferencia de paso .de preferencia De manera preferente :el ajo y la cebolla, de preferencia, deben consumirse crudos; la tetraciclina se ha utilizado durante una década en la neumonía atípica como el antibiótico de preferencia . VÉASE localidad de preferencia .

 

preferente

preferente adjetivo Que tiene o pide preferencia :a comienzos de los sesenta el informalismo continuó manteniendo un lugar preferente en la vanguardia; dedicó atención preferente a las ciencias y a la astronomía . VÉASE localidad preferente .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preference

pref er ence /préf (ə )r (ə )ns /→prefer 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C U «…に対する » 好み , 嗜好 （しこう ） «for , to » ; «…よりも » 好みであること ; 優遇 , ひいき «to , over , rather than » ▸ have a preference for sweets 菓子が好きである ▸ have no strong [particular ] preference 特にこれといった好みはない ▸ personal [individual ] preference 個人の好み ▸ sexual preference 性的嗜好 (!同性愛者なのかどうかについていう ) ▸ in preference to A Aに優先して, Aではなく ▸ give [show ] preference to A Aを優遇する 2 C (ほかと比べて )気に入ったもの , 好きなもの .3 U C 優先 (権 ); 〘商 〙特恵 ▸ give preference to the company その会社に優先権を与える ～́ st ò ck [sh à res ]｟英 ｠＝preferred stock shares .

 

preferential

pref er en tial /prèfərénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗優先的な ; 差別的な, えこひいきした .～ly 副詞