Definitions

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of prefer.
  • adjective favoured
  • noun finance Preferred stock.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective preferred above all others and treated with partiality
  • adjective more desirable than another

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Examples

  • It really gave one quite a shock to realise _how_ grown-up the old companions had become even the brothers Harry and Russell were transformed into tall striplings who bought newspapers on their own account, and preferred, actually _preferred_, to be clean rather than dirty!

    A College Girl George de Horne Vaizey 1887

  • Eviscerate is the term preferred by feminists and other right-minded people to emasculate, as it is gender neutral and has the added advantage of not insulting those of us who are non-masculine by nature.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • Eviscerate is the term preferred by feminists and other right-minded people to emasculate, as it is gender neutral and has the added advantage of not insulting those of us who are non-masculine by nature.

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • She also referred to the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, a term preferred in the Philippines but reviled in China.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • In his 2009 greeting, he became the first U.S. President to refer to the "Islamic Republic of Iran," the name preferred by the country's ruling clerics.

    Obama on Iran's Dissidents 2011

  • Similarly, “negro”, the term preferred by Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall, probably fell out of favor because of its superficial similarity to the n-word just like “niggardly”.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Buddhists and Moslems arm against terrorists: 2009

  • Similarly, “negro”, the term preferred by Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall, probably fell out of favor because of its superficial similarity to the n-word just like “niggardly”.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Buddhists and Moslems arm against terrorists: 2009

  • Similarly, “negro”, the term preferred by Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall, probably fell out of favor because of its superficial similarity to the n-word just like “niggardly”.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Buddhists and Moslems arm against terrorists: 2009

  • Even if I thought that I had some moral or good manners responsibility to use the label preferred by a strong majority of the group, I see no basis for accepting such a responsibility to use the label preferred by a vocal minority, or even half of thegroup.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Word I Will Gladly Continue To Use: 2007

  • Mysteries abound, in large part because Cassandra's inherited skill as a dowser the term preferred by those who discover objects with the help of a Y-shaped divining rod helps her uncover truths others would rather keep buried.

    latimes.com - News 2011

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