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preferred
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adjective
(= preferable)
more desirable than another
coffee is preferable to tea
Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'
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adjective
(= favored)
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
the favored child
portfolio
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noun
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio
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noun
a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio
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noun
the role of the head of a government department
he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs
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noun
a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers
the artist had put together a portfolio of his work
every actor has a portfolio of photographs