noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , main , major , number-one , top
▪ first , immediate , urgent
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Getting food, medicine and blankets to flood victims is the most urgent ~.
▪ low
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Material possessions have always been a low ~ for Mike.
▪ budget , budgetary , legislative ( esp. AmE ), spending , strategic
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Using the Internet is one of the company's top strategic priorities.
VERB + PRIORITY
▪ choose , decide on , determine , establish , identify , set , sort out
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You need to sort out your priorities before making a decision about the future.
▪ get , have , take
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When hospital funds are being allocated children take ~.
▪ assign , give
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We assign a high ~ to research and development.
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The bank seems to give ~ to new customers.
▪ re-evaluate ( AmE ), reorder , rethink
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To reduce stress you may have to rethink your priorities in life.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ over
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Her family takes ~ over her work.
PHRASES
▪ a list of priorities
▪ order of ~
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List the tasks in order of ~.
▪ place a high ~ on sth , place a low ~ on sth
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We need to place a higher ~ on family and social issues.