preferential
adjective /ˌprefəˈrenʃl/
/ˌprefəˈrenʃl/
[only before noun]- giving an advantage to a particular person or group
- Don't expect to get preferential treatment.
- Bank employees usually get preferential rates of interest.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreferential is used with these nouns:- rate
- tariff
- treatment
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from preference, on the pattern of differential.