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11Preference utilitarianism — is quite probably the most popular form of utilitarianism in contemporary philosophy. In the same way as other utilitarian theorists, preference utilitarians define a morally right action as that which produces the most favourable consequences… …
12Preference — Pref er*ence, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]f[ e]rence.] 1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as,… …
13Preference (disambiguation) — Preference might mean: *Preference, as the term is used in social science*Preference stock, a form of preferred stock*Preference or preferans, a card game*Unfair preference, a legal term …
14preference capital — ➔ capital * * * preference capital UK US noun [U] mainly UK ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET PREFERENCE SHARE CAPITAL(Cf. ↑preference share capital) …
15Preference regression (in marketing) — Preference regression is a statistical technique used by marketers to determine consumers’ preferred core benefits. It usually supplements product positioning techniques like multi dimensional scaling or factor analysis and is used to create… …
16preference shares — have preferred rights that rank ahead of ordinary shares. The rights are commonly (1) a dividend of fixed percentage of their nominal value payable annually on set dates, often cumulative (i.e. if not paid the dividend is carried forward Easyform …
17preference share — a special type of share in a company, which has the characteristic that it confers an entitlement to a specified percentage rate of dividend that is payable in priority to the claims of ordinary shareholders. A company s share capital may be… …
18preference dividend — ➔ dividend * * * preference dividend UK US noun [C] UK (US preferred dividend) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► part of a company s profit that is paid to shareholders who own preference shares → Compare ORDINARY DIVIDEND( …
19Preference-rank translation — is a mathematical technique used by marketers to convert stated preferences into purchase probabilities, that is, into an estimate of actual buying behaviour. It takes survey data on consumers’ preferences and converts it into actual purchase… …
20preference relative — An immigration term for certain people who may be eligible for U.S. permanent residence (a green card ) based on family relationships. Preference relatives include the married children of U.S. citizens, children over 21 of U.S. citizens, the… …
