Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - preference
Preference
preference
n. 1 the act or an instance of preferring or being preferred. 2 a thing preferred. 3 a the favouring of one person etc. before others. b Commerce the favouring of one country by admitting its products at a lower import duty. 4 Law a prior right, esp. to the payment of debts. Phrases and idioms in preference to as a thing preferred over (another). preference shares (or stock) Brit. shares or stock whose entitlement to dividend takes priority over that of ordinary shares. Etymology: F pr{eacute}f{eacute}rence f. med.L praeferentia (as PREFER)
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noun Etymology: Middle English preferraunce, from Middle French preferance, from Medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferent-, praeferens, present participle of praeferre Date: 15th century 1. the act of preferring ; the state of being preferred, the power or opportunity of choosing, one that is preferred, the act, fact, or principle of giving advantages to some over others, priority in the right to demand and receive satisfaction of an obligation, orientation 2b , see: choice ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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