preferred

alternative præferred

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of prefer
2. participlepastsimple past and past participle of preferre

comparative more preferred · superlative most preferred · alternative præferred

1. favoured

plural preferreds · alternative præferred

1. businessPreferred 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