Preferred

Definition: Preferred

Preferred

Adjective

1. More desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'".

2. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child".

Date "preferred" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
PROD	English	Preferred Orientation Device	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Preferred

Synonyms: favored (adj), favorite(a) (adj), favourite(a) (adj), pet (adj), preferable (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Securities	Noun: securities, stocks, common stock, preferred stock, bonds, puts, calls, options, option contract, warrants, commercial paper, bearer bond, tax-exempt bond, callable bond, convertable bond.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I preferred to be called Nobody. (Dead Man; writing credit: Jim Jarmusch) I'd have preferred it if you'd slept with Gareth. (The Office; writing credit: Ricky Gervais; Stephen Merchant)
Movie/TV Titles	Trouble Preferred (1949) Preferred America (1941) Petting Preferred (1934) A Preferred List (1933) Pyjamas Preferred (1932)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Aberdeen Preferred Income Trust Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Computer Associates Adopts Preferred Status for Storage Channel [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Cruising for Cowards: Strategies, Boats and Equipment Preferred by Experienced Cruisers (reference) Forever in Your Embrace (Author's Preferred Edition) (reference) Help Wanted: Orphans Preferred (reference) Narrative Therapy: The Social Construction of Preferred Realities (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Preferred Stock Survey (reference) Usa Preferred Services Subscription (reference) (more periodical examples)

Music	I Preferred Their Earlier Stuf (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	1YR WARRANTY PREFERRED PLUS FOR (reference) 2YR WARRANTY PREFERRED PLUS FOR (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Wilton Decorator Preferred 8x3-Inch Aluminum Round Cake Pan (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Preferred restoration alternatives for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		An overview of the marsh and the culvert that restricts water from flowing from Quivett Creek into the marsh. The preferred restoration choice was to create an open channel between the two sections of marsh but the homes in the foreground would have been impacted. Instead the culverts were enlarged. Part of the project includes raising the abandoned roadway surface to provide flood control. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	Spot spraying problem weeds is the preferred method of weed control rather than general application of pesticides over the entire yard. Spot spraying is a practice also used on farms. Credit: Lynn Betts.		Monsieur Joly preferred society to solitude. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Aristotle	Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.
Doug Larson	Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd preferred to talk.
Francis Bacon	Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	This shews how much numbers of men are to be preferred to largeness of dominions; and that the increase of lands, and the right employing of them, is the great art of government: and that prince, who shall be so wise and godlike, as by established laws of liberty to secure protection and encouragement to the honest industry of mankind, against the oppression of power and narrowness of party, will quickly be too hard for his neighbours: but this by the by. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	It was not to oblige Jane Fairfax therefore that he would have preferred the society of William Larkins.
Last Chance To See	Douglas Adams	Kiri explained that she was wrong and that she preferred chicken to fish.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The critics in authority preferred Lafon to Talma.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	But for my part, I preferred the solitary dwelling.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		This is the preferred type of access. (references)
		TVS is currently the preferred modality. (references)
		Lung, kidney, and spleen tissues are preferred. (references)
Business		Currently, full-tree harvesting is still the preferred method. (references)
		Those products that meet European requirements are often preferred. (references)
		U.S. safety and security products are preferred in the Peruvian market. (references)
Children	Angola	Living conditions in government youth hostels are so poor that the majority of homeless children preferred to sleep on city streets. (references)
Civil Liberties	Hungary	There is no preferred religion, although not all religions receive state support. (references)
	Albania	Due to its proximity to Albania, Italy (which is a 90-minute speedboat ride from Vlora to Bari) remained the preferred destination. (references)
Economic History	Japan	However, many firms preferred the alternative of indirect transfer of shares through a trust whereby the sponsor corporation retains voting rights and effectively influences when the shares can be sold. (references)
	Israel	The GOI permits milling quality wheat imports and flour purchases from sources other than the U.S., but U.S. Hard Red Winter remains the preferred flour grain. (references)
	Israel	The first four options are preferred because of their potential long-term impact on the Israeli economy. (references)
Human Rights	Tunisia	The Tunisian Judges' Association published a communique on July 18 in cautious support of Yahiaoui, noting that the preferred forum for his criticisms would have been within the Association. (references)
	Bolivia	However, affluent prisoners can obtain transfers to preferred prisons or even to outside private institutional care for "medical" reasons. (references)
	Afghanistan	Tactics used included detaining NGO members, threatening to impound the vehicles of NGO's that did not work on projects preferred by the Taliban, and threatening to close projects that do not include Taliban supervisors or workers. (references)
Political Economy	Costa Rica	The U.S. is also the preferred destination for Costa Ricans seeking vacations, higher education and medical care abroad. (references)
	SOUTH AFRICA	Under the Act, a government organization with a preferred provider program must use a preference point system. (references)
	PARAGUAY	With a lingering recession, the failure of many local banks, and exchange rate uncertainty, the dollar has become the preferred unit for large purchases, savings, and virtually all international transactions. (references)
Political Rights	Zimbabwe	Women participate in politics without legal restriction; however, according to local women's groups, husbands--particularly in rural areas--commonly direct their wives to vote for the husband's preferred candidates. (references)
Trade	Brazil	However, products that meet European requirements may be preferred. (references)
	Argentina	Reflecting long-standing tradition and practice, products that meet European requirements are often preferred. (references)
Travel	Zambia	Road transportation is the preferred means of transport for many goods. (references)
	Portugal	Many Portuguese speak two, often three languages, English being the preferred second language. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	Use of bottled water is preferred although most tap water is potable in the major cities. (references)
Worker Rights	Zimbabwe	ZANU-PF reportedly tried to influence the election of its preferred candidates at the congress by paying the back dues of affiliated unions and bribing congress delegates; however, candidates independent of ZANU-PF were elected. (references)
	United Arab Emirates	Boys of 4 to 5 years of age are reported to be preferred, although older boys aged 6 to 8 also are used, depending on their size. (references)
	Turkey	Small enterprises prefer child labor because it is cheaper and provides practical training for the children, who subsequently are preferred for future employment in the same workplace. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	SHERIFF, n. In America the chief executive office of a country, whose most characteristic duties, in some of the Western and Southern States, are the catching and hanging of rogues. John Elmer Pettibone Cajee (I write of him with little glee) Was just as bad as he could be. 'Twas frequently remarked: "I swon! The sun has never looked upon So bad a man as Neighbor John." A sinner through and through, he had This added fault: it made him mad To know another man was bad. In such a case he thought it right To rise at any hour of night And quench that wicked person's light. Despite the town's entreaties, he Would hale him to the nearest tree And leave him swinging wide and free. Or sometimes, if the humor came, A luckless wight's reluctant frame Was given to the cheerful flame. While it was turning nice and brown, All unconcerned John met the frown Of that austere and righteous town. "How sad," his neighbors said, "that he So scornful of the law should be -- An anar c, h, i, s, t." (That is the way that they preferred To utter the abhorrent word, So strong the aversion that it stirred.) "Resolved," they said, continuing, "That Badman John must cease this thing Of having his unlawful fling. "Now, by these sacred relics" -- here Each man had out a souvenir Got at a lynching yesteryear -- "By these we swear he shall forsake His ways, nor cause our hearts to ache By sins of rope and torch and stake. "We'll tie his red right hand until He'll have small freedom to fulfil The mandates of his lawless will." So, in convention then and there, They named him Sheriff. The affair Was opened, it is said, with prayer. J. Milton Sloluck
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Madison	1809-1817	The answer, with an explicit declaration that the United States preferred war to tribute, required his recognition and observance of the treaty last made, which abolishes tribute and the slavery of our captured citizens.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	You know, we Americans have always preferred dialogue to conflict, and so we always remain open to more constructive relations with the Soviet Union.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Preferred" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 43.83% of the time. "Preferred" is used about 2,657 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)	43.83%	1,165	6,604
Adjective (general or positive)	31.5%	837	8,397
Lexical Verb (past participle)	24.59%	653	10,016
Noun (proper)	0.08%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	2,657	N/A

Country	Name	Country	Name
United Kingdom	Aberdeen Preferred Income Trust Plc	USA	Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.
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Expressions using "preferred": cumulative preferred ♦ cumulative preferred stock ♦ preferred creditor ♦ preferred IFR routes ♦ Preferred Provider Organizations ♦ preferred share ♦ preferred shareholder ♦ preferred shares ♦ preferred stock. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "preferred": preferred-issue, preferred-issue-in-file.
	Ending with "preferred": non-preferred.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "preferred"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i privilegjuar (preferential). (various references)

Bulgarian		предпочитан (favorite, favourite). (various references)

Chinese		更喜欢 (Prefer, Preferring). (various references)

Danish		præferenceaktie (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), pladevarmevekslere foretraekkes ved mindre vaeskemaengder (plate-type heat exchangers are preferred for small fluid streams), ved hurtigere afkoeling sker perlittens vaekst mere og mere i foretrukne retninger,hvorved vaekstfronten bliver staerkt kloeftet (at faster cooling rates pearlite grows increasingly in preferred directions, whereas the growthfront is heavily indented), normrække (preferred numbers), mellem disse to ydertilfaelde kan kornene have mere eller mindre foretrukken orientering,man betegner dette som foretrukken orientering eller enklere som tekstur (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation, or more simply texture, to which is given the term crystallographic orientation texture), foretrukne profilering (preferred arrangement of indentations), foretrukne IFR-ruter (preferred IFR routes), en saadan foretrukken orientering kan foelges op helt fra den stoebte tilstand for at opnaa saerlige magnetiske egenskaber efter valsning (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), B-aktie (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share). (various references)

Dutch		prioriteitsaandeel (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), preferent aandeel (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), winstpreferent aandeel (preference stock, preferred stock), voorkeurs-profilering (preferred arrangement of indentations), veiligheidskleppen van het breekpentype op spoelingpompen moeten afdoende beveiligd zijn om te voorkomen dat delen van pennen rondvliegen wanneer de kleppen afblazen;aan opnieuw instelbare kleppen wordt de voorkeur gegeven (shear-pin type relief valves on slush pump should have suitable guards to prevent sections of sheared pins from flying when the valves relieve;a re-set type of valve is preferred), tussen deze beide extremen kunnen de korrels een min of meer duidelijke voorkeursoriëntatie hebben;men noemt dit een georiënteerde structuur of wel-eenvoudiger gezegd-een textuur (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation, or more simply texture, to which is given the term crystallographic orientation texture), naarmate de afkoeling sneller is,groeit het perliet steeds meer in bepaalde richtingen,terwijl het groeifront sterk gespleten is (at faster cooling rates pearlite grows increasingly in preferred directions, whereas the growthfront is heavily indented), een dergelijke voorkeursoriëntatie kan al tijdens de smelt bewerkstelligd worden,ten einde na het walsen buitengewone magnetische eigenschappen te verkrijgen (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), bij geringere doorstroming voldoet een platenwarmtewisselaar beter (plate-type heat exchangers are preferred for small fluid streams). (various references)

Finnish		levylämmönvaihdin (plate-type heat exchangers are preferred for small fluid streams), etuoikeutetut osakkeet (preference shares, preferred stock), etuoikeutettu osake (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), ensisijaiset IFR-reitit (preferred IFR routes). (various references)

French		pour les faibles débits les échangeurs de chaleur � plateaux convienn nt le mieux (plate-type heat exchangers are preferred for small fluid streams), une telle orientation privilégiée peut être recherchée dès la coulée pour obtenir après laminage des propriétés magnétiques exceptionnelles (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), type préférentiel d'empreintes (preferred arrangement of indentations), routes IFR préférées (preferred IFR routes), nombres normaux (preferred numbers), lorsque la vitesse de refroidissement augmente, la perlite croît de plus en plus nettement suivant des directions privilégiées, formant un front déchiqueté (at faster cooling rates pearlite grows increasingly in preferred directions), les soupapes de décharge du type soupapes de sûreté � clou des pompes � boue devront être munies de dispositifs de sécurité convenables pour empêcher la projection des clous cisaillés lorsque les soupapes s'ouvrent;il est préférable d'utiliser (shear-pin type relief valves on slush pump should have suitable guards to prevent sections of sheared pins from flying when the valves relieve;a re-set type of valve is preferred), entre ces deux extrêmes les grains peuvent avoir une orientation préférentielle plus ou moins marquée, appelée texture d'orientation Cristallographique, ou simplement texture (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation), client privilégié (preferred guest), action privilégiée (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock), action de priorité (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock), action de préférence (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock). (various references)

German		bevorzugt (precedented, preferential, preferentially, prefers, privileged, vantaged). (various references)

Greek		όταν η ταχύτητα ψύξης αυξάνεται,ο περλίτης αναπτύσσεται κατά μήκος ευνοϊκών διευθύνσεων σχηματίζοντας ενα μέτωπο ανάπτυξης οδοντωτής μορ (at faster cooling rates pearlite grows increasingly in preferred directions), μεταξύ των δύο αυτών άκρων οι κόκκοι μπορούν να έχουν εναν κατά προτίμηση προσανατολισμό λιγότερο ή περισσότερο εμφανή,που καλείται υφή κρ (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation), προνομιούχες μετοχές (bond, bond certificate, B-share, debenture, debenture bond, debenture stock, debt security, investment bond, loan stock debenture, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), προνομιούχοσ μετοχή (preference share, preferred stock), προνομιούχος μετοχή (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), προμονιούχοι μετοχαί (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), προτιμώμενη διάταξη ουλών (preferred arrangement of indentations), προτιμώμενες αεροπορικές οδοί IFR (preferred IFR routes), εναλλάκτες θερμότητας με πλάκες προτιμούνται για μικρές παροχές (plate-type heat exchangers are preferred for small fluid streams), οι ανακουφιστικές βαλβίδες,τύπου με περόνη ασφαλείας,των αντλιών λάσπης,θα πρέπει να εφοδιασθούν με κατάλληλες διατάξεις ασφαλείας,για να (shear-pin type relief valves on slush pump should have suitable guards to prevent sections of sheared pins from flying when the valves relieve;a re-set type of valve is preferred). (various references)

Guarani		rembi'uhe (preferred dish). (various references)

Hungarian		jobban szerett, jobban kedvelt, elõnyben részesített, előnyben részesített. (various references)

Indonesian		gacokan (boyfriend, card, girlfriend, preferred marble). (various references)

Italian		per piccole correnti di fluido si preferiscono scambiatori di calore a piastre ZRF M E/I (plate-type heat exchangers are preferred for small fluid streams), Un orientamento preferenziale di questo tipo puo venire elaborato gi� dal momento della colata per ottenere caratteristiche magnetiche eccezionali dopo la laminazione (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), Tra questi due casi estremi i grani possono presentare una preferenza di orientamento più o meno accentuata, la quale viene denominata tessitura orientata o più semplicemente tessitura (between these two extremes the grains may show various degrees of preferred orientation, or more simply texture, to which is given the term crystallographic orientation texture), rotte IFR preferenziali (preferred IFR routes), disposizione preferita delle impronte (preferred arrangement of indentations), con un più rapido raffreddamento la crescita della perlite avviene sempre più in direzioni preferenziali, per cui il fronte di accrescimento risulta fortemente frastagliato (at faster cooling rates pearlite grows increasingly in preferred directions, whereas the growthfront is heavily indented), azioni privilegiate (preference shares, preferred stock), azione privilegiata (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), azione preferenziale (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), azione di priorit� (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), azione di preferenza (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		優先� �主 (holder of preferred stock), 優先� � (preference shares, preferred stock), 優先外貨 (preferred foreign currency). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ゆうせ�"がいか (preferred foreign currency), ゆうせ�"かぶぬし (holder of preferred stock), ゆうせ�"かぶ (preference shares, preferred stock). (various references)

Korean		좋아하�" (liked). (various references)

Manx		reih (champion, choice, choose, correct, correct as behaviour, discrimination, elect, favourite, opt, option, single out). (various references)

Pig Latin		eferredpray

Portuguese		preferido (favorite, favourite, great), com preferência. (various references)

Romanian		preferat (favorite, favourite). (various references)

Russian		привилегированный (favored, favoured, privileged). (various references)

Scottish		docha (dearer, I would, preferable, preferred : is docha leam). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		prioritetan (preference), preferencijalan (preferential). (various references)

Spanish		privilegiado (preferential, prerogative, priveleged, privileged), principal (arch, capital, Cardinal, chief, chief officer, foremost, grand, great, head, high-end, immediate, large, lead, leading, main, major, most important, predominant, primal, prime, principal, staple, star, top, trunk, uppermost). (various references)

Swedish		preferens-. (various references)

Turkish		tercihli (preferential), öncelikli (indispensable, of first priority, of top priority, predecessor, preferential, prior, privileged, underlying). (various references)

Ukrainian		привілейований (chartered, favored, favoured, preferential, privileged). (various references)

Vietnamese		được thích hơn, được ưu tiên (preferential), được ưa hơn được ưu đâi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	John Chapter 1, Verse 30
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	OutoV estin peri ou egw eipon opisw mou ercetai anhr oV emprosqen mou gegonen oti prwtoV mou hn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Hic est de quo dixi post me venit vir qui ante me factus est quia prior me erat
Old English	990	West Saxon	þes ys be þam þe ich sægede. Æfterme cymð wer þe be-foren me ge-worðenwæs. for þam he wæs ær þanne ic.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	This is he, that Y seide of, Aftir me is comun a man, which was maad bifor me; for he was rather than Y.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	This is he of whom I sayde. After me cometh a man which was before me for he was yer then I
Jacobean English	1611	King James	This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	This is he of whom I said, after me cometh a man who is preferred before me; for he was before me.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	John Chapter 1, Verse 30
Cebuano	Mao kana siya ang gihisgutan ko sa akong pag-ingon, `Sunod kanako moanhi ang usa ka tawo nga gikapahimutang na unahan kanako, kay siya una pa man kanako.`
Chinese	這就是我曾說、有一位在我以後來、反成了在我以前的． � 他本來在我以前。
Croatian	To je onaj o kojem rekoh: Za mnom dolazi èovjek koji je preda mnom jer bijaše prije mene!"
Danish	Han er den, om hvem jeg sagde: Efter mig kommer en Mand, som er kommen foran mig; thi han var før mig.
Dutch	Deze is het, van Welken ik gezegd heb: Na mij komt een Man, Die voor mij geworden is, want Hij was eer dan ik.
Finnish	Tämä on se, josta minä sanoin: `Minun jälkeeni tulee mies, joka on ollut minun edelläni, sillä hän on ollut ennen kuin minä`.
French	C`est celui dont j`ai dit: Après moi vient un homme qui m`a précédé, car il était avant moi.
German	Dieser ist's, von dem ich gesagt habe: Nach mir kommt ein Mann, welcher vor mir gewesen ist; denn er war eher denn ich.
Haitian Creole	Men moun mwen t'ap pale nou an, lè m' te di nou gen yon nonm k'ap vin apre m' men ki gen plis pouvwa pase m', paske li te la anvan mwen.
Hungarian	Ez az, a kirõl én ezt mondám: Én utánam jõ egy férfiú, a ki elõttem lett, mert elõbb volt nálamnál.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Dialah yang saya katakan akan datang kemudian dari saya, tetapi lebih besar dari saya, sebab sebelum saya lahir, Dia sudah ada.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Inilah Dia, yang kukatakan hal-Nya, bahwa kemudian daripadaku datang seorang, yang jadi dahulu daripadaku, karena Ia telah ada dahulu daripadaku.
Italian	Ecco colui del quale io dissi: Dopo di me viene un uomo che mi è passato avanti, perché era prima di me.
Maori	Ko ia tenei i korero ai ahau, Kei te haere mai i muri i ahau tetahi tangata kua meinga ki mua i ahua; no mua hoki ia i ahau.
Norwegian	Det er ham om hvem jeg sa: Efter mig kommer en mann som er kommet foran mig, fordi han var før mig.
Portuguese	este é aquele de quem eu disse: Depois de mim vem um varão que passou adiante de mim, porque antes de mim ele já existia.
Rumanian	El este Acela despre care ziceam: ,,Dupq mine vine un om, care este knaintea mea, cqci era knainte de mine.
Russian	уЕК ЕУФШ, П лПФПТПН С УЛБЪБМ: ЪБ НОПА Й�"ЕФ нХЦ, лПФПТЩК УФБМ Ч� ЕТЕ�"Й НЕОС, � ПФПНХ ЮФП пО �'ЩМ � ТЕЦ�"Е НЕОС.
Shuar	Núiti wi timiaj nu, "Winia ukurui winiana nu Wíjiainkia nankaamantuiti. Tura wi atsaisha tuke pujuyayi" Tímiajai.
Spanish	Éste es aquel de quien dije: "Después de mí viene un hombre que ha llegado a ser antes de mí, porque era primero que yo."
Swahili	Huyu ndiye niliyesema juu yake: `Baada yangu anakuja mtu mmoja aliye mkuu zaidi kuliko mimi, maana alikuwako kabla mimi sijazaliwa!`
Swedish	Om denne var det som jag sade: 'Efter mig kommer en man som är före mig; ty han var förr än jag.'
Uma	Hi'a-mi to ku'uli' -e wengi. Ku'uli' rata-i ngkabokoa' ngkai aku', aga meliu kabaraka' -na ngkai aku'. Apa' kako'ia-ku putu, mpolia' ria-imi-hana.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Preferred" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: perfered, perferred, preferd, prefere, prefered, preferre, preferrred, preffered, prefurred, proferred. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "preferred" (pronounced prufer"d or prēfer"d)
5	-r u f er" d	referred.
4	-u f er" d	deferred.
3	-f er" d	chauffeured, conferred, inferred, transferred.
3	-f er" d	chauffeured, conferred, deferred, inferred, referred, transferred.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-e-f-p-r-r-r"
	-1 letter: deferrer, referred.
	-3 letters: deeper, feeder, peered, prefer, reefed, reefer, refeed.
	-4 letters: defer, erred, freed, freer, frere, preed, refed, refer.
	-5 letters: deep, deer, dere, dree, epee, feed, fere, free, peed, peer, pree, rede, reed, reef.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 72 65 66 65 72 72 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--. .-. . ..-. . .-. .-. . -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01110010 01100101 01100110 01100101 01110010 01110010 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#114 &#101 &#102 &#101 &#114 &#114 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0072 0065 0066 0065 0072 0072 0065 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
preferred stock	561	consumer preferred platinum card	31
consumer preferred	244	remax preferred	31
starwood preferred guest	142	preferred health network	29
starwood preferred	122	preferred stock list	28
preferred prudential realty	110	consumer preferred platinum	27
preferred properties	86	preferred realty	27
preferred	80	experienced health preferred resource staff	26
electric inc preferred	76	approach hands health preferred resource	25
preferred hotel	73	preferred medical plan	25
preferred one	73	rawlings pro preferred	25
preferred prudential	72	preferred share	23
carlson preferred	59	choice community preferred	22
care preferred	57	health preferred	22
preferred provider organization	57	preferred bank	21
account dell preferred	45	preferred stock quote	20
card consumer credit preferred	41	preferred employer	20
preferred health care	40	preferred health system	20
preferred mortgage	35	preferred health plan	20
preferred properties prudential	35	carlson preferred realtor	19
convertible preferred stock	33	estate preferred real	18
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Preferred

Definition: Preferred

Preferred

Adjective

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Preferred

Synonyms: Preferred

Synonyms within Context: Preferred

Securities

Crosswords: Preferred

Modern Usage: Preferred

Screenplays

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Preferred

References

Books

Periodicals

Music

High Tech

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Preferred

Computer Images:Preferred

Photo Album: Preferred

Familiar Quotations: Preferred

Aristotle

Doug Larson

Francis Bacon

Historic Usage: Preferred

John Locke

Use in Literature: Preferred

Emma

Austen, Jane

Last Chance To See

Douglas Adams

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Preferred

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Preferred

James Madison

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Usage Frequency: Preferred

Usage in Company Names: Preferred

Aberdeen Preferred Income Trust Plc

Preferred Employers Holdings, Inc.

Expression: Preferred

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Preferred

Modern Translation: Preferred

Albanian

Bulgarian

Chinese

Danish

Dutch

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Guarani

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Scottish

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Computer Images:
Preferred