a company's preferred investors are those who are paid first if the company has financial difficulties or fails 优先的◆The company intends to distribute new common stock to its old preferred shareholders. 公司打算向旧有的优先股股东发行新的普通股。⨁a preferred creditor / investor / shareholder 优先债权人／投资者；优先股股东
used to describe investments held by these investors or the money they receive from them （债券）优先的◆Japan's largest banks want to raise capital by issuing preferred securities. 日本最大的银行想通过发行优先股筹集资金。