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Preferred vs Proferred - What's the difference?

preferred | proferred |

As verbs the difference between preferred and proferred

is that preferred is past tense of prefer while proferred is past tense of profer.

As an adjective preferred

is favoured.

As a noun preferred

is preferred stock.

preferred

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(head)
  • (prefer)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • favoured
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (finance) Preferred stock.
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  • , passage=Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.}}

    proferred

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (profer)

  • profer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Verb

    (proferr)
  • To utter; to pronounce.
  • To deliver.
  • See also

    * proffer

    References

    * "profer." Dictionary.com * Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 02 Oct. 2008. * * ----