The meaning of PREFERENTIAL is showing preference. How to use preferential in a sentence.

PREFERENTIAL definition: 1. used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive: 2…. Learn more.

Definition of preferential adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Of, relating to, or giving advantage or preference: preferential treatment. 2. Manifesting or originating from partiality or preference: preferential tariff rates.

Factsheet What does the word preferential mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word preferential. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6 days ago · preferential (comparative more preferential, superlative most preferential) Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference. Club members received preferential seating.

If you get preferential treatment, you are treated better than other people and therefore have an advantage over them. Firstborn sons received preferential treatment.

PREFERENTIAL definition: of, relating to, or of the nature of preference. See examples of preferential used in a sentence.

Britannica Dictionary definition of PREFERENTIAL [more preferential; most preferential] : giving an advantage to a particular person or group powerful people who demand/get/receive preferential …

Giving or showing preference or favoritism to a particular person, group, thing, or circumstance over others. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the adjective preferential.