priority
noun
[ prʌɪˈɒrɪti ]
• the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others.
• "the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter"
Similar:
prime concern,
first concern,
most important consideration,
most pressing matter,
matter of greatest importance,
primary issue,
precedence,
greater importance,
preference,
precedency,
pre-eminence,
first/highest place,
predominance,
primacy,
the lead,
weighting,
weight,
weightage,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin prior ‘former’ (see prior1).
