preference
21 08 2008Nouns
1. (n.) penchant, predilection, preference, taste;
- a strong liking;
- “my own preference is for good literature”; “the Irish have a penchant for blarney”;
2. (n.) orientation, predilection, preference;
- a predisposition in favor of something;
- “a predilection for expensive cars”; “his sexual preferences”; “showed a Marxist orientation”;
3. (n.) druthers, preference;
- the right or chance to choose;
- “given my druthers, I’d eat cake”;
4. (n.) preference;
- grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties);
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