# privileging

Pronunciation: say "PRIV-uh-lij-ing" /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of privilege. — present participle and gerund of privilege
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of privilege. Use this form for an action happening now or for the action named as a thing.
   - _Critics accused the policy of privileging landowners at the expense of tenants._
   - _Privileging short-term profit, the company slashed its research budget._

## Noun

2. The process by which something or someone is granted a special status or advantage over others.
   - Simple: The act of treating one thing or person as more important than others by giving special rights.
   - _The privileging of inherited wealth over earned income shaped the entire tax code._
   - _Reviewers criticized the journal's privileging of already-established scholars._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/privileging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).