priority
Use Priority in a sentence
ɪ1.
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., especially during a shortage.
4.
something given special attention.
adjective
5.
highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.: a priority task.
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Priority
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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priority (praɪˈɒrɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence |
| 2. | the right of precedence over others |
| 3. | something given specified attention: my first priority |
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Word Origin & History
priority
late 14c., 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.
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Example sentences
Paper shuffling eats up time, and agencies may not give priority to supplying a system they know will be slow to respond anyway.
The priority wasn't to cultivate a highly professional law-enforcement organization but to control the budget.
But my point was to set some sort of priority, where a little bit of care may make it so much better for all of us.
Resisting such pressures must be a priority for regulators.
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