simple past tense and past participle of prefer / simple past tense and past participle of preferre

favoured

(finance) Preferred stock.

plural of preferred

plural of preference

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preference

The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") / The option to so select, and the one selected.

(US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.