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- DictionaryPre·fer·ment/prēˈfərm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. promotion or appointment to a position or office: "after ordination, preferment was fast"
1. a. : advancement or promotion in dignity, office, or station. b. : a position or office of honor or profit. 2. : priority or seniority in right especially to receive payment or to purchase property on equal terms with others. 3. : the act of bringing forward.
PREFERMENT definition: the process by which someone receives a more important job, position, etc.: . Learn more.
noun. the act of promoting or advancing to a higher position, office, etc. the state of being preferred for promotion or social advancement. the act of preferring.
The noun preferment is a kind of promotion, like getting a better position or moving up the ranks at work. Preferment also means the act of liking one thing more than another.
PREFERMENT meaning: the process by which someone receives a more important job, position, etc.: . Learn more.
pre·fer·ment. (prĭ-fûr′mənt) n. 1. The act of advancing to a higher position or office; promotion. 2. A position, appointment, or rank giving advancement, as of profit or prestige. 3. The act of preferring or the state of being preferred.
A complete guide to the word "PREFERMENT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. advancement or promotion, esp. in the church. 4. a position or office affording social or pecuniary advancement.
2 days ago · preferment ( countable and uncountable, plural preferments) (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. [from 15th c.] ( obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking ...
Definition of preferment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
