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  • 11priority — Used for listed equity securities. System used in an auction market, in which the first bid or offer price is executed before other bid and offer prices, even if subsequent orders are larger. NYSE rules stipulate that the bid made first should be …

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  • 12priority */*/*/ — UK [praɪˈɒrətɪ] / US [praɪˈɔrətɪ] noun Word forms priority : singular priority plural priorities 1) a) [countable] something important that must be done first or needs more attention than anything else We should be able to agree on priorities.… …

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  • 13priority — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, main, major, number one, top ▪ first, immediate, urgent ▪ Getting food, medicine and blankets t …

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  • 14priority — 01. I don t like to work overtime because my number one [priority] in life is to spend time with my children. 02. You have a lot of different things to do in this job, so it is important to [prioritize] your tasks to make sure the most important… …

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  • 15priority — pri|or|i|ty [ praı ɔrəti ] noun *** 1. ) count something important, that must be done first or needs more attention than anything else: We should be able to agree on priorities. Being fashionable was low on her list of priorities.… …

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  • 16priority — pri|or|i|ty1 W2S2 [praıˈɔrıti US ˈo:r ] n plural priorities 1.) [U and C] the thing that you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else ▪ The club s priority is to win the League. first/top/main priority ▪ The children… …

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  • 17priority — [[t]praɪɒ̱rɪti, AM ɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ priorities 1) N COUNT If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do. Being a parent is her first… …

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  • 18priority — noun 1 (C) the thing that you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else: First let s decide what our priorities are. | Manufacturers are making safety a design priority. | top/high/low priority (=important or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19Priority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Priority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 priority priority antecedence anteriority precedence pre existence Sgm: N 1 precession precession &c. 280 Sgm: N 1 precursor precursor &c. 64 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 20priority — /praɪ ɒrɪti/ noun ♦ to have priority to have the right to be first ♦ to have priority over or to take priority over something to be more important than something ● Reducing overheads takes priority over increasing turnover. ● Debenture holders… …

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