give preferential treatment

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• preferential — pref‧e‧ren‧tial [ˌprefəˈrenʆl◂] adjective [only before a noun] preferential treatment, a preferential rate etc is deliberately more favourable in order to give an advantage to particular people, organizations etc: • Norway develops domestic oil… …   Financial and business terms

• treatment — n. care cure 1) to administer, give, provide treatment 2) to get, receive, undergo treatment 3) to respond to treatment 4) inpatient; medical; outpatient; radiation; shock treatment 5) treatment for (to undergo treatment for alcoholism) 6) under… …   Combinatory dictionary

• treatment — noun 1 MEDICAL (C, U) a method that is intended to cure an injury or illness (+ for): The best treatment for a cold is to rest and drink lots of fluids. | give sb treatment: She was given emergency treatment by paramedics. | receive treatment:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• preferential — pref|e|ren|tial [ˌprefəˈrenʃəl] adj [only before noun] preferential treatment, rates etc are deliberately different in order to give an advantage to particular people ▪ preferential credit terms for reliable borrowers >preferentially adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• preferential — adjective (only before noun) preferential treatment, rates etc are deliberately different in order to give an advantage to particular people: preferential credit terms preferentially adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• treatment — noun 1 way you treat sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, preferential, special, VIP ▪ She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal. ▪ generous, lenient …   Collocations dictionary

• show favor — give preferential treatment; treat nicely …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Affirmative action in the United States — is intended to promote access to education, employment, or housing among certain designated groups (typically, minorities and women). The stated motivation for affirmative action policies is to redress the effects of past discrimination and to… …   Wikipedia

• income tax — a tax levied on incomes, esp. an annual government tax on personal incomes. [1790 1800] * * * Levy imposed by public authority on the incomes of persons or corporations within its jurisdiction. In nations with an advanced system of private… …   Universalium