Preference

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɾɛf(É™)ɹ(É™)ns/

Alternative forms

• præference archaic

Noun

1. The selection of one thing or person over others.
2. The option to so select, and the one selected.
• 2013-06-14, Jonathan Freedland, Obama's once hip brand is now tainted, Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.
3. Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
4. The state of being preferred over others.
5. A strong liking or personal valuation.
6. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
7. Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

Full definition of preference

Verb

1. (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.