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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
priority
/pɹaɪˈɒɹɨti/
noun
something that is important and must be done before other things
- “The company's immediate priority is to expand the market share.”Tatoeba
- “When funds are limited, priorities need to be set.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)