1. preference
There is a growing preference for working in air-conditioned places.
If you have a strong liking for something, you have a preference for it. You might have a preference for apples, but there are some days when you're stuck eating a banana instead.
I don't know your preference, so please help yourself.
It's a matter of personal preference.
Be sure to tell us your preferences right up front.
I don’t mind, but my preference would be to meet at 1 p.m.
Which style you choose is just a matter of personal preference.
I have a preference for milk and chocolate.
Have you got any preference between beef and lamb?
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
My decided preference is the fourth and the last of these alternatives.
He should be given preference over the others.