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preferred

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  • IPA /pɹɪˈfɜːd/

Noun

preferred noun

  1. Preferred stock.

Verb

preferred verb

  1. To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.“I prefer tea to coffee.”
  2. To advance, promote (someone or something).
  3. To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
  4. To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).

Adjective

preferred adjective

  1. Favoured

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