Meaning & use
preferential
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giving or showing special advantage or priority to one person or group over others.
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Loyal customers receive preferential treatment, including early access to sales.
Critics argued the policy gave preferential treatment to large corporations.
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Preferential is most often paired with 'treatment,' as in 'preferential treatment.'
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