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What is the noun for preferability?

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preferment
  1. (now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. [from 15th c.]
  2. (obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.). [15th-17th c.]
  3. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion. [from 15th c.]
  4. A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige. [from 16th c.]
  5. (now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference. [from 16th c.]
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The most credible left wing candidates for succession or preferment would not change much of the last manifesto.”
      “We cannot function as a country if there is politically and legally sanctioned preferment for one group.”
      “His aristocratic and clerical connections ensured his rapid preferment, but he was only a minor pluralist.”
preference
  1. The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
  2. The option to so select, and the one selected.
  3. The state of being preferred over others.
  4. A strong liking or personal valuation.
  5. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “Some people have a preference for the city, but quite a lot do not.”
      “Helga was criticized for giving preference to those who had donated to her campaign.”
      “My preference would be to have a big night out rather than stay at home.”
preferredness
  1. The state of being preferred
  2. A measure of by how much one thing is preferred over another
preferences
preferist
  1. (very rare, nonstandard, nonce word) A preferer, someone that prefers or chooses (one thing over another).
preference
  1. Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Some people have a preference for the city, but quite a lot do not.”
      “Helga was criticized for giving preference to those who had donated to her campaign.”
      “My preference would be to have a big night out rather than stay at home.”
preferableness
preferentiality
preferer
  1. A person who prefers (a stated thing).
preferability
  1. The state of being preferable.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There is still no general consensus about the preferability of paper to plastic.”
      “In some cases, environmental preferability could override cost concerns, giving the advantage to the greener product.”
      “The traditional socialist emphasis on egalitarianism suggests the preferability of equal distribution of social dividend as a lump sum subsidy paid to each household.”
preferred
  1. (finance) Preferred stock.
preferences
preferrer
  1. One who prefers.
preferentialities
preferabilities
preferments
  1. plural of preferment
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A notable pluralist, he received lucrative ecclesiastical preferments from the king, including prebends in six cathedrals, pensions, and livings.”
      “Sheldon's patronage preferments followed apace, and Stradling was soon a substantial pluralist.”
      “These unconstitutional preferments were supposed to be temporary expedients to jumpstart racial integration.”
preferreds
  1. plural of preferred
  2. Examples:
    1. “Common stocks are trading below preferreds in these bad times.”
preferists
  1. plural of preferist
preferrers
  1. plural of preferrer
  2. Examples:
    1. “Likewise, risk preferrers or risk lovers would be relatively strong candidates for compensating behavior.”
preferers
  1. plural of preferer
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