preferred

adj, noun — 2 senses

preferred

adj

UK /pɹɪˈfɜːd/ · US /pɹɪˈfɝd/

1

favoured

Antonyms: antipreferred
Derived terms: nonpreferred, preferred creditor, preferredly, preferredness, preferred number, preferred provider, preferred stockholder, unpreferred

preferred

noun

1

Business, Finance Preferred stock.

Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.2008 March 30, Gretchen Morgenson, “If You Can’t Sell, Good Luck”, in New York Times:

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