preferential

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The idea is to end some importers’ preferential dollar-exchange rate—which had fed arbitrage and corruption and undermined the rial—and replace it with direct consumer subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal

In that case, sports event contracts would lose their preferential tax treatment.

From Barron's

While those expenditures have fueled some economic growth, they have also put a strain on the country’s budget, leading to funding cuts for some social programs like preferential mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal

In their appeal, Palace claimed that other clubs had been given preferential treatment to modify their ownership structures for admission to Europe after 1 March.

From BBC

Ireland has enjoyed preferential market and labor access to Britain since its independence in 1922.

From The Wall Street Journal