choice, option, alternative, preference, selection, election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely.

PREFERENCE definition: 1. the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing or person: 2. an advantage…. Learn more.

PREFERENCE meaning: 1 : a feeling of liking or wanting one person or thing more than another person or thing; 2 : an advantage that is given to some people or things and not to others

Definition of preference noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, singular] a greater interest in or desire for somebody/something than somebody/something else. It's a matter of …

If you have a strong liking for something, you have a preference for it. You might have a preference for apples, but there are some days when you're stuck eating a banana instead. If you grant favors to …

If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun preference, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. something preferred; choice; selection: Her preference is vanilla. 4. a practical advantage given to one over others. 5. a prior right or claim, as to …

pref•er•ence (pref′ ər əns, pref′ rəns), n. the act of preferring. the state of being preferred. choice: His preference is vanilla, not chocolate. a practical advantage given to one over others. a prior right or …

PREFERENCE definition: the act of preferring. See examples of preference used in a sentence.