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priority

UK
/praɪˈɒr.ɪ.ti/
US
/praɪˈɔr.ɪ.ti/

Translations

prioritynoun
priorities
pl
UK
/praɪˈɒr.ɪ.ti/
US
/praɪˈɔr.ɪ.ti/
Safety is a top priority for the airline.
La sécurité est une priorité absolue pour la compagnie aérienne.
Synonyms
importance
significance
ranking
priority level
preference
urgency
precedence
priorityadjective
UK
/praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/
US
/praɪˈɔːr.ə.ti/
Used attributively before another noun to indicate higher importance or precedence; generally non-gradable.
Passengers requiring priority boarding should proceed to gate 5.
Les passagers ayant droit à un embarquement prioritaire doivent se présenter à la porte 5.
Synonyms
preferential
urgent
overriding
predominant
chief
paramount
leading
prime
foremost
main
principal
primary

Definitions

prioritynoun
The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others.
Safety is a top priority for the airline.
A thing that is regarded as more important than others.
Her main priority is to finish her degree.
The right to take precedence or to proceed before others.
Emergency vehicles have priority over other traffic.
(computing, telecommunications) A value assigned to a task, process, or data packet indicating its relative importance and the order in which it should be handled.
The scheduler gives higher priority to real-time processes.
priorityadjective
Designating something that has higher importance, urgency, or precedence over others.
Passengers requiring priority boarding should proceed to gate 5.
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