Definition of "preference" []

• The selecting of someone or something over another or others. (noun)
• The right or chance to so choose. (noun)
• Someone or something so chosen. See Synonyms at choice. (noun)
• The state of being preferred. (noun)
• Law A priority of payment given to one or more creditors by an insolvent debtor. (noun)

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• "INSERT INTO tblPreferences (customerId, preference) VALUES (@customerID, @preference)"
• "This decision of the judgment is what is usually meant by the use of the term preference, or choice."
• "Why, then, apply the term preference, or choice, to acts of the will?"