priority

B2
Pronunciation
/pɹaɪˈɒɹɨti/
/pɹaɪˈɔɹɪ̈ti/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

An item's relative importance.

Example Sentences
  • He set his e-mail message's priority to high.
2 Definition

A goal of a person or an organisation.

Example Sentences
  • She needs to get her priorities straight and stop playing games.
3 Definition

The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.

Example Sentences
  • In bankruptcy law, a business' debt to its employees has priority over its debt to a landlord, so the employees must be paid first.
4 Definition

(of a name) A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.

5 Definition

Precedence; superior rank.