preferential

«preferential» in Mova's school dictionary: giving one person or group better treatment than others — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (preferential)

meaning for a pupil

Preferential means giving one person or group better treatment than others. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is used when someone gets special treatment, which may feel unfair; in maths and economics, preferential prices or rates are lower or better. Phrases: preferential treatment, preferential rates.

examples

• The teacher's son should not get preferential treatment. tree →
• Members got preferential prices for tickets. tree →
• It is unfair to give preferential treatment to friends. tree →
• Older people get preferential seats on the bus. tree →
• The club had preferential booking for families. tree →
• Should the captain get preferential treatment? No, everyone should be treated fairly. tree →

note

From «prefer» and «preference». Often with «treatment». It can be fair (for those in need) or unfair (favouritism).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «preferential» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.