priority

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An item's relative importance.
A goal of a person or an organisation.
The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
Precedence; superior rank.
Right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users.

Pronunciation

/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.(ə.)ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-priority.wav prī-ôr(ə)-tē /pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)ti/ [pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾi] /pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)ti/ [pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)ɾi] /pɹɑeˈɔɹ.(ə.)ti/ [pɹɑeˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾi] /prəˈjɔ.rɪ.ʈi/

Word forms

priority priorities

Etymology

From Old French priorite, from Latin priōritās. Surface analysis: prior + -ity.

Synonyms

Antonyms

disfocus

Derived words

aperture priority aperture-priority get one's priorities right get one's priorities straight Marcan priority Markan priority nonpriority prioritarian prioritied prioritise prioritize prioritization priority queue priority road priority seat shutter priority subpriority top priority unpriority

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