- preference
- nounADJECTIVE▪ clear, definite, marked, strong▪ slight▪ individual, personal▪
It's a matter of personal preference.
▪ consumer, customer, user, voter▪ policy, political▪His policy preferences are pretty centrist.
▪ dietary, food▪modern children's food preferences
▪ gender, racial (both AmE)▪his consistent opposition to racial preferences while a legislator
▪ sexual▪discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual preference
▪ aesthetic, cultural▪ first, second, etc.▪My first preference is for the applicant from Hong Kong.
▪Most local voters gave West second preference. (BrE)
VERB + PREFERENCE▪ have▪Do you have any particular preference?
▪ demonstrate, display, exhibit, indicate, reflect, reveal, show▪designs that reflect their individual preferences
▪Learners show a preference for one learning style over others.
▪ express, state▪Older people tend to express a preference for dark chocolate.
▪ give sb▪Preference is given to students who have passed mathematics and chemistry.
▪ receive▪Some countries receive preference over others.
▪ affect, determine, influence, shape▪A combination of factors determined preference.
▪ fit, fit with, satisfy, suit▪She was happy to arrange her schedule to suit their preferences.
PREPOSITION▪ for preference▪I travel by plane, for preference.
▪ in preference to▪They bought French planes in preference to British ones.
▪ preference as to, preference with regard to▪He has not expressed a preference as to which school he wants to go to.
▪ preference between▪people's preferences between brown and white bread
▪ preference for sth (over sth)▪the government's preference for tax cuts over greater public spending
▪ preference in▪changing preferences in furniture styles
▪ preference regarding▪their preferences regarding websites
▪ preference towards/toward▪student preferences towards/toward the various activities
PHRASES▪ in order of preference▪List the candidates in order of preference.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
