See Also: priority 1, noun(dictionary)
PRIORITY(finance)
priority(dictionary)
Priority(money)
Right Of Priority(law)
law of priority(medicine)
priority 2, adjective(dictionary)
Dates, Priority(law)
Dividend Priority(law)
Nationwide Priority(law)

priority 1, noun (oh)



[U and C] the thing that you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else
::The club's priority is to win the League.
first/top/main priority
::The children are our first priority.
::After several burglaries in the area, security is now a high priority (=very important and needing attention soon) .
::With so little money available, repairs must remain a low priority (=not important and not needing attention soon) .
::The customer is high on our list of priorities .
::List your tasks in order of priority (=most important first) .
[U] the right to be given attention first and before other people or things
priority over
::Buses should have priority over other road users.
::A young person who has finished the course will be given priority over one who has not.
::I want to start work on the garden but the house must take priority .
get your priorities right
also get your priorities straight AmE to know what is most important and needs attention first
::We need to get our priorities right.