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noun
- 1. the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others: "the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter" Similar
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something that you do or deal with first because it is more important or urgent than other things: The company focuses on business priorities that make a difference: intense commitment to customer service and maintaining low costs. strategic / corporate priorities.
The meaning of PRIORITY is the quality or state of being prior. How to use priority in a sentence.
Priority definition: the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.. See examples of PRIORITY used in a sentence.
A priority is the concern, interest or desire that comes before all others. “His first priority was to establish his career and get married later.” “When seeking the perfect wave, Jeff and Wayne made it their priority to be the first surfers on the beach.” "The new CEO's top priority was firing her predecessor's hires."
noun. OPAL W. /praɪˈɒrəti/ /praɪˈɔːrəti/ (plural priorities) [countable] something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first. a high/low priority. Education is a top priority. Our first priority is to improve standards. National security is our main priority. Public sector reform is a key priority.
If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do. Being a parent is her first priority. The government's priority is to build more power plants.
1. Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency. 2. a. An established right to precedence. b. An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence. 3. A preceding or coming earlier in time. 4. Something afforded or deserving prior attention.
