preferential
pronunciation
How to pronounce preferential in British English:
UK [ˌprefəˈrenʃl]
How to pronounce preferential in American English:
US [ˌprefəˈrenʃl]
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- Adjective:
- manifesting partiality
Word Origin
- preferential (adj.)
- 1805, from Medieval Latin preferentia, from Latin praeferre (see prefer) + -al (1).
Example
- 1. Thanks to a preferential trade agreement with america , textile exports have soared .
- 2. In addition , financial firms were given preferential access to the mainland market .
- 3. Article 27 the local people 's government should grant support and preferential treatment to donated construction projects .
- 4. Most of the new investment was funded by preferential loans from state-owned chinese banks with cdb leading the way .
- 5. Preferential tariff is used as a weapon in international relations .