Preference

Definitions

1. Priority to choose something among several options.
2. The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
   countable, uncountable
3. Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
   uncountable
4. The option to so select, and the one selected.
   countable, uncountable
5. The state of being preferred over others.
   countable, uncountable
6. A strong liking or personal valuation.
   countable, uncountable
7. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He has a preference for crisp wines.”

“Can I keep⟳ my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?”

“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.”

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