(finance) Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in liquidation.

plural of time preference

(US) A healthcare provider who has agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide their clients with healthcare at reduced rates.

(finance) A stockholder of preferred stock

plural of preferred creditor

plural of preferred provider

plural of preferred stockholder

plural of preferred stock

plural of revealed preference

Consumer preference as inferred from purchasing habits according to a theory invented by American economist Paul A. Samuelson.