show preference

show preference
index discriminate (treat differently), prefer

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  • show preference to someone — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… …   Useful english dictionary

  • show preference to something — give/show/preference to someone/something/ phrase to treat someone or something better than someone or something else, or to give an advantage to someone or something The scholarship committee will give preference to students from disadvantaged… …   Useful english dictionary

  • preference */*/ — UK [ˈpref(ə)rəns] / US noun Word forms preference : singular preference plural preferences 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else preference for: a preference for small… …   English dictionary

  • preference — pref|er|ence [ pref(ə)rəns ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a feeling of liking or wanting someone or something more than someone or something else: preference for: a preference for small dogs have a preference: Either tomorrow or Wednesday is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • preference — noun 1 (C, U) if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing: have a preference: We could eat Chinese, Italian, or Indian do you have any preference? | have a preference for: I must admit I have a preference for… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • preference — pref|e|rence W3 [ˈprefərəns] n 1.) [U and C] if you have a preference for something, you like it more than another thing and will choose it if you can →↑prefer ▪ Do you have a colour preference ? preference for ▪ a cultural preference for boy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • preference — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, definite, marked, strong ▪ slight ▪ individual, personal ▪ It s a matter of personal …   Collocations dictionary

  • Preference Pane — A Preference Pane (often abbreviated as prefpane) is a special dynamically loaded plugin in Mac OS X. Introduced in Mac OS 10.0, the purpose of a Preference Pane is to allow the user to set preferences for a specific application or the system by… …   Wikipedia

  • preference — n. 1) to give preference to 2) to demonstrate, display, show; express a preference 3) a decided; individual; marked preference 4) (US) (a) veterans preference 5) a preference for (she showed a decided preference for classical music) 6) in… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television …   Collocations dictionary

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