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Preferred vs Preferentially - What's the difference?

preferred | preferentially |

As a verb preferred

is (prefer).

As an adjective preferred

is favoured.

As a noun preferred

is (finance) preferred stock.

As an adverb preferentially is

in a preferential manner.

preferred

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(head)
  • (prefer)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • favoured

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) Preferred stock.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 30, author=Gretchen Morgenson, title=If You Can’t Sell, Good Luck, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.}}

    preferentially

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • in a preferential manner
  • advantageously