noun
    
    plural -ties
    
    [count] :something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    priorities [plural] US :the things that someone cares about and thinks are important
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :the condition of being more important than something or someone else and therefore coming or being dealt with first