priority
noun
Simple meaning
Something more important than other things.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹaɪˈɔɹəti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A goal of a person or an organisation.
An item's relative importance.
The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
Precedence; superior rank.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A goal of a person or an organisation.
Used this way, priority is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Word family
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Religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
Compound terms
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Data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities.
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