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Definition of preferential adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

preferential

adjective
 
/ˌprefəˈrenʃl/
 
/ˌprefəˈrenʃl/
[only before noun]
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  1. giving an advantage to a particular person or group
    • Don't expect to get preferential treatment.
    • Bank employees usually get preferential rates of interest.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreferential is used with these nouns:
    • rate
    • tariff
    • treatment
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from preference, on the pattern of differential.
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