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| back burner |
a state of temporary low priority (usu. prec. by "on the"). |
| first mortgage |
a primary lien against a piece of property that takes precedence in case of default over all other mortgages or liens except those given priority by law, such as real estate taxes. |
| front burner |
(informal) the state of top priority or principal consideration (usu. prec. by "on the"). |
| interrupt |
a signal that tells a computer to stop running one program in order to run another program with higher priority. [1/4 definitions] |
| precedence |
priority in rank, order, or importance. [2/3 definitions] |
| precedential |
having priority or precedence. [1/2 definitions] |
| preferred stock |
that portion of a corporation's stock on which dividends must be paid first, before common stock, and which usu. has priority in distribution of assets in the event the corporation liquidates. |
| prioritize |
to put or do in order of priority. |
| requisition |
to demand for use, as by priority of authorization. [1/5 definitions] |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. [2 definitions] |
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