German word

Priorität

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁioʁiˈtɛːt/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpriority

Example

Welche Priorität hat diese Aufgabe?

What is the priority of this task?

Illustration for Priorität (priority)

More examples

In unserem Team haben Kundentermine hohe Priorität.

In our team, customer appointments have high priority.

Core concept

A marker that moves one task ahead of competing tasks when time, attention, or resources are limited.

Common phrases

  • hohe Priorität

    high priority

  • Priorität genießen

    be given priority

  • Priorität haben

    have priority

Similar words

Wichtigkeit: The significance or value attached to something.
Dringlichkeit: The extent to which immediate action is required.
Vorrang: A recognized claim to precedence in handling or attention.
Priorisierung: The process of setting an order of priority for tasks or issues.

Definition in German

Priorität ist der Vorrang, den eine Sache gegenüber anderen wegen größerer Wichtigkeit oder Dringlichkeit erhält.

Word origin

Priorität entered German through French priorité from Latin prioritas, a noun based on prior, meaning 'earlier'.

Usage tips

  • Common patterns include etwas hat Priorität and einer Sache Priorität geben or einräumen; the latter takes the dative.

Opposites

  • Unwichtigkeitunimportancenoun

Related words

  • priorisierenprioritizeverb
  • Prioritätensetzungpriority settingnoun

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