preferential treatment

noun

Treatment giving preference to somebody.

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Meanings

nounpreferential treatment (countable and uncountable, plural preferential treatments)

plural preferential treatments

  1. countableuncountableTreatment giving preference to somebody.
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preferential treatment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferential%20treatment

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“preferential treatment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preferential%20treatment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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