| preference | (n) a strong liking, Syn. predilection, taste, penchant, Example: my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney |
| preference | (n) the right or chance to choose, Syn. druthers, Example: given my druthers, I'd eat cake |
| preference | (n) grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) |
| Preference | n. [ Cf. F. préférence. ] Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] |