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preferred
(encz) | preferred,preferovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
preferred
(encz) | preferred,prioritní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
preferred
(encz) | preferred,přednostní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Preferred
(gcide) | Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preferred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Preferring.] [F. pr['e]f['e]rer, L. praeferre; prae
before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st Bear.]
1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;
hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,
etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --
said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,
charge, etc.
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He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.
--Pope.
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Presently prefer his suit to C[ae]sar. --Shak.
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Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.
--Byron.
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2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to
surpass. [Obs.] "Though maidenhood prefer bigamy."
--Chaucer.
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3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as
to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;
as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.
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I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.
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4. To set above or before something else in estimation,
favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to
hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed
by to, before, or above.
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If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.
cxxxvii. 6.
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Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.
--Knolles.
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Preferred stock, stock which takes a dividend before other
capital stock; -- called also preference stock and
preferential stock.
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Syn: To choose; elect. See Choose.
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preferred
(wn) | preferred
adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to
tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn:
preferable, preferred]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a),
favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred,
preferent] |
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cumulative preferred
(encz) | cumulative preferred, n: |
cumulative preferred stock
(encz) | cumulative preferred stock, n: |
preferred
(encz) | preferred,preferovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožpreferred,prioritní adj: Zdeněk Brožpreferred,přednostní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
preferred creditor
(encz) | preferred creditor, |
preferred shares
(encz) | preferred shares, n: |
preferred stock
(encz) | preferred stock,preferovaná akcie IvČapreferred stock,prioritní akcie Zdeněk Brožpreferred stock,přednostní akcie Zdeněk Brož |
Preferred stock
(gcide) | Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preferred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Preferring.] [F. pr['e]f['e]rer, L. praeferre; prae
before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st Bear.]
1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;
hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,
etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --
said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,
charge, etc.
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He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.
--Pope.
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Presently prefer his suit to C[ae]sar. --Shak.
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Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.
--Byron.
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2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to
surpass. [Obs.] "Though maidenhood prefer bigamy."
--Chaucer.
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3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as
to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;
as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.
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I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.
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4. To set above or before something else in estimation,
favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to
hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed
by to, before, or above.
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If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.
cxxxvii. 6.
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Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.
--Knolles.
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Preferred stock, stock which takes a dividend before other
capital stock; -- called also preference stock and
preferential stock.
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Syn: To choose; elect. See Choose.
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Unpreferred
(gcide) | Unpreferred \Unpreferred\
See preferred. |
cumulative preferred
(wn) | cumulative preferred
n 1: preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until
paid out [syn: cumulative preferred, {cumulative
preferred stock}] |
cumulative preferred stock
(wn) | cumulative preferred stock
n 1: preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until
paid out [syn: cumulative preferred, {cumulative
preferred stock}] |
preferred
(wn) | preferred
adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to
tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn:
preferable, preferred]
2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a),
favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred,
preferent] |
preferred shares
(wn) | preferred shares
n 1: stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment
of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn:
preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares] |
preferred stock
(wn) | preferred stock
n 1: stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment
of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights [syn:
preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares] |
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