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top priority

top priority is the alternative form of top-priority.

Noun

top priority (countable and uncountable, plural top priorities)

  1. (uncountable) Relatively highest importance.
  2. (countable) Item of highest importance.
    • Tali: I still think a lot about my Pilgrimage, though. I know Saren's our top priority. But with all the worlds we go to, I was hoping to find something to bring back to the flotilla.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1

Meaning of top-priority

Adjective

top-priority (comparative more top-priority, superlative most top-priority)

  1. Of the highest level of importance
  2. To be done before doing anything else.

Forms of top priority

Adjective
comparativemore top priority
superlativemost top priority
Noun
pluraltop priorities

Questions about top priority

What does top priority mean?
Top priority means relatively highest importance.
What is top priority the alternative form of?
Top priority is the alternative form of top-priority.
What part of speech is top priority?
Top priority is a noun.
What is the plural of top priority?
The plural of top priority is top priorities.

Words near top priority in the dictionary

  1. top pair
  2. top pairs
  3. top piece
  4. top pieces
  5. top priorities
  6. top priority
  7. top quark
  8. top quarks
  9. top rake
  10. top rakes
  11. top rope

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