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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/praɪˈɒrɪti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prī ôr′i tē, -or′-)


Inflections of 'priority' (n): npl: priorities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pri•or•i•ty /praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr-/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties. 
  1. the right to precede in order, rank, etc.;
    precedence:[uncountable]Soldiers who are badly wounded have priority over those with minor wounds.
  2. something given or meriting special or prior attention:[countable]a top priority.
See -prim-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pri•or•i•ty  (prī ôr′i tē, -or′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2–4.
  1. the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
  2. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.;
    precedence.
  3. the right to take precedence in obtaining certain supplies, services, facilities, etc., esp. during a shortage.
  4. something given special attention.

adj. 
  1. highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.:a priority task.
  • Medieval Latin priōritās. See prior1, -ity
  • Middle French priorite
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
priority /praɪˈɒrɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence
  2. the right of precedence over others
  3. something given specified attention: my first priority
'priority' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: should be treated as a priority, should be considered a priority, your [number one, top] priority, more...

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