preference
noun
[ ˈprɛf(ə)r(ə)ns ]
• a greater liking for one alternative over another or others.
• "her preference for white wine"
Similar:
liking,
partiality,
predilection,
proclivity,
fondness,
taste,
inclination,
leaning,
bias,
bent,
penchant,
predisposition,
desire,
wish,
rather than,
instead of,
in place of,
sooner than,
above,
before,
over,
• a prior right or precedence, especially in connection with the payment of debts.
• "debts owed to the community should be accorded a preference"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘promotion’): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre ‘carry in front’ (see prefer).
