priorities
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ɪ.tiz/, /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.(ə.)tiz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/, [pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
- (dialects of the US) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)tiz/, [pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹɑeˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz/, [pɹɑeˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.(ə.)tiz/, [pɹɑe̯ˈɔ̟ɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]
Noun
priorities
- plural of priority
Interjection
priorities (priorities)
- (informal) An expression, chiefly unfriendly, remarking disagreement with someone else's order of priorities; that someone takes the wrong action compared to something else, or in the wrong order. Get your priorities straight.
- The house was on fire, but Alex still insisted to complete that game before evacuating. Priorities.
- So you decided to buy a fancy teacup instead of paying rent? Well, I mean... priorities.