preferential
🇬🇧 UK/,prefə'renʃ(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/.prefә'renʃәl/
C1
Definitions
adj.
Giving or showing special favor or advantage to a particular person or group
优先的;给予特殊待遇的;特惠的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.preferential treatment优待;特殊待遇
- 2.preferential rates优惠利率/价格
- 3.preferential access优先准入
- 4.preferential tariff优惠关税
Example Sentences
- 1.
Long-term customers receive preferential rates on all our services.
- 2.
Critics accused the government of giving preferential treatment to large corporations.
- 3.
The trade agreement grants preferential access to markets in both countries.