Preference vs. Priority — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Preference and Priority
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Preference
In psychology, economics and philosophy, preference is a technical term usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives. For example, someone prefers A over B if they would rather choose A than B. Preferences are central to decision theory because of this relation to behavior.
Priority
Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency.
Preference
The selecting of someone or something over another or others
Has a decided preference for travel by train.
Priority
An established right to precedence.
Preference
The right or chance to make a choice
The program offers you the preference to use the mouse or function keys.
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Priority
An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.
Preference
Someone or something so chosen or preferred
What are your musical preferences?.
Priority
A preceding or coming earlier in time.
Preference
The state of being preferred; favor over others
Applicants who received preference for the job.
Priority
Something afforded or deserving prior attention.
Preference
A priority of payment given to one or more creditors by an insolvent debtor.
Priority
An item's relative importance.
He set his e-mail message's priority to high.
Preference
The right of a creditor to priority of payment.
Priority
A goal of a person or an organisation.
She needs to get her priorities straight and stop playing games.
Preference
The presentation of a case as ready for consideration.
Priority
The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
In bankruptcy law, a business' debt to its employees has priority over its debt to a landlord, so the employees must be paid first.
Preference
The formal presentation of criminal charges against someone.
Priority
A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
Preference
The granting of precedence or advantage to one country or group of countries in levying duties or in other matters of international trade.
Priority
(obsolete) Precedence; superior rank.
Preference
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")
He has a preference for crisp wines.
Priority
(transport) right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users
Preference
The option to so select, and the one selected.
Can I keep my preferences when I upgrade to the new version of this application?
Priority
The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.
Preference
The state of being preferred over others.
Priority
Precedence; superior rank.
Preference
A strong liking or personal valuation.
Priority
Status established in order of importance or urgency;
...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
National independence takes priority over class struggle
Preference
A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
Priority
Preceding in time
Preference
(US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.
Preference
The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.
Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.
Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge over another's.
Preference
That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?
Preference
A strong liking;
My own preference is for good literature
The Irish have a penchant for blarney
Preference
A predisposition in favor of something;
A predilection for expensive cars
His sexual preferences
Showed a Marxist orientation
Preference
The right or chance to choose;
Given my druthers, I'd eat cake
Preference
Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
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