preferred

• præferred (archaic)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈfɝd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈfɜːd/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d

preferred

1. simple past tense and past participle of prefer

preferred (comparative more preferred, superlative most preferred)

1. favoured

preferred (plural preferreds)

1. (finance) Preferred stock.
   • 2008 March 30, Gretchen Morgenson, “If You Can’t Sell, Good Luck”, in New York Times‎:

     Naturally, closed-end funds’ common shareholders love the juice that auction-rate preferreds provide.