1
: liked better or best : used or wanted in preference to others
a preferred method
'Leveled' is the preferred spelling in American English.
2
: having special status or receiving special treatment or benefits
preferred customers
Examples of preferred in a Sentence
my preferred means of communication is e-mail
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The Yale Budget Lab estimates that tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China, in addition to a full retaliatory response from all three, would increase the Fed’s preferred inflation measure of personal consumption expenditures inflation by 1.22%.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The central bank's preferred inflation gauge shows that prices rose 2.5% in January compared with a year ago.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has argued that the law protecting the special counsel from removal is unconstitutional and unfairly prevents the president from rightfully installing his preferred agency head.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
A number of countries have struggled to meet even this target and have voiced concerns about increasing their spending closer to Trump's preferred 5%.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The central bank's preferred inflation gauge shows that prices rose 2.5% in January compared with a year ago.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has argued that the law protecting the special counsel from removal is unconstitutional and unfairly prevents the president from rightfully installing his preferred agency head.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
A number of countries have struggled to meet even this target and have voiced concerns about increasing their spending closer to Trump's preferred 5%.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for preferred
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“Preferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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