preferential terms

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preferential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/us
/ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/
used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofpreferentialandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If the bank is to provide preferential terms, it will presumably not be able to do so by borrowing on the open market without subsidy.
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Our scheme offers preferential terms, including deferment and a retail prices index-linked interest rate for students, and a relatively short repayment period benefits the taxpayer.
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I say that he got the shares on preferential terms, and it appears to me that is borne out by the evidence.
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I am not able to hold out any hope that preferential terms can be given to elderly insured persons.
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I must stress that we are not proposing preferential terms for personal pensions.
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Cash contracts, whether expressed in foreign currency or in sterling, will continue to enjoy the existing preferential terms of cover.
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No preferential terms are offered to local authorities or rail interest groups, nor are they given first refusal.
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The so-called preferential terms are mainly a perk for the higher- paid members of the company's staff.
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Over two generations this company has encouraged its workers to buy its shares on preferential terms.
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The increases end the preferential terms which a limited number of consumers have enjoyed for the past five years.
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The same considerations apply to preferential terms of assessment.
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If passed, will this new clause mean that such a tenant would be entitled to buy his premises on preferential terms?
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They got those shares on preferential terms, depending on their length of service.
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Preferential terms must be given to these individuals.
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Why should the railways have preferential terms over the farmers?
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It may be supplied with raw materials by other publicly-owned companies at preferential prices and on preferential terms.
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The student housing associations must first get recognition that they do in fact qualify under the scheme for loans on preferential terms.
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If an existing industry can obtain preferential terms for electricity on realistic industrial tariff rates, why should not this be made available to other industries?
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We must keep our markets open at preferential terms for hardship cases.
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We should be against any proposals to sell grain on preferential terms to specific countries.
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