Preferred vs Preferential - What's the difference?
preferred | preferential |
(prefer)
(finance) Preferred stock.
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, passage=Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.}}
Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
As adjectives the difference between preferred and preferential
is that preferred is favoured while preferential is of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.As a verb preferred
is past tense of prefer.As a noun preferred
is preferred stock.preferred
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)citation
preferential
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Club members received preferential seating.