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pri⋅or⋅i⋅ty

  [prahy-awr-i-tee, -or-] noun, plural -ties for 2–4.
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1. the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
2. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence.
3. the right to take precedence in obtaining certain supplies, services, facilities, etc., esp. during a shortage.
4. something given special attention.
–adjective
5. highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.: a priority task.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF priorite < ML priōritās. See prior 1 , -ity
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pri·or·i·ty   (prī-ôr'ĭ-tē, -ŏr'-)   
n.   pl. pri·or·i·ties
  1. Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency.
    1. An established right to precedence.
    2. An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.
  3. A preceding or coming earlier in time.
  4. Something afforded or deserving prior attention.

[Middle English priorite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin priōritās, from Latin prior, first; see prior2.]
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Priority

Pri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. priorit['e]. See Prior, a.]

1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.

2. Precedence; superior rank. --Shak.

Priority of debts, a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others.

Syn: Antecedence; precedence; pre["e]minence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : priority
Spanish: prioridad,
German: der Vorrang,
Japanese: 優先権
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priority 
1387, from O.Fr. priorite (14c.), from M.L. prioritatem (nom. prioritas) "fact or condition of being prior," from L. prior (see prior (adj.)). Prioritize is first recorded 1973, apparently coined during the 1972 U.S. presidential election.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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priority

The preference received by a bid or offer entered first in an auction market. Regardless of size, the first offer has priority if a transaction occurs at the price specified by the order.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Main Entry: pri·or·i·ty
Pronunciation: prI-'or-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: precedence in exercise of rights in the same subject matter priority over unsecured ones>

Main Entry: priority
Function: adjective
1 : having precedence over another in the exercise of rights in the same subject matter priority creditor> priority claim>
2 : of or relating to priority priority contest>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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