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preferred en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈfɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹɪˈfɝd/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. favoured

Forms

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most preferred Degree=Sup lexicographic
more preferred Degree=Cmp lexicographic
præferred alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

antipreferred

Deriveds

preferredness · preferred stockholder · preferred creditor · preferred number · preferredly · nonpreferred · preferred provider · unpreferred

Translations (28)

hu preferált (Translations) · ja 好きな (Translations) · sk uprednostňovaný (Translations) · it preferito (Translations) · sk uprednostnený (Translations) · sk preferovaný (Translations) · da foretrukket (Translations) · cs preferovaný (Translations) · pt preferido (Translations) · fr préféré (Translations) · ca preferit (Translations) · nb foretrukket (Translations) · nb foretrukken (Translations) · sk uprednostňovaná (Translations) · ru предпочти́тельный (Translations) · da foretrukken (Translations) · ru предпочита́емый (Translations) · fi ensisijainen (Translations) · sk uprednostňované (Translations) · es preferido (Translations) · sk uprednostnené (Translations) · cs upřednostňovaný (Translations) · bg привилегирован (Translations) · fi suositeltu (Translations) · eo preferata (Translations) · hu előnyben részesített (Translations) · sk uprednostnená (Translations) · de bevorzugt (Translations)

preferred en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈfɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹɪˈfɝd/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. Preferred stock.
    • Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide. 2008 March 30, Gretchen Morgenson, “If You Can’t Sell, Good Luck”, in New York Times:

Forms

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preferreds Number=Plur lexicographic
præferred alternative lexicographic

preferred en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /pɹɪˈfɜːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /pɹɪˈfɝd/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of prefer
    form of prefer
  2. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of preferre
    form of preferre

Forms

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præferred alternative lexicographic