priority

US /praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr-/

UK /praɪ'ɒrətɪ/

B1

noun

  • Thing that is more important/urgent than others
  • A level of importance assigned to a task or process in a computer system.
  • Something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things.
  • The condition of being regarded or treated as more important than another.
  • The right to go before other traffic.

other

  • A parameter relating to a process that determines the order in which it is executed
  • A thing that is regarded as more important than others

adjective

  • Denoting something that constitutes a priority.

other

  • The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others
  • The right to precede others or take precedence
  • The right of one vehicle or vessel to proceed ahead of others