"for preference" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to show that one thing is preferred above all other things. For example: "I like chocolate ice cream for preference."
The rate of patients expressing a preference and reason for preference were also calculated.
I love books — nonfiction for preference.
But I didn't stop buying books – hardbacks for preference.
It became the fashion to enlist a non-literary name, Joanna Lumley for preference.
And, for preference, use the lower-denomination notes, which are in wider circulation.
As long as the event takes place in Hawaii: Pipeline, for preference.
No, for preference — for Hoffman at his height — I would go for Freddie.
Perhaps before committing taxpayers' billions for preference shares he should satisfy himself that all possible alternatives have been exhausted.
That said, a little sugar is a must – rich muscovado for preference – to help balance the vinegar.
This is a book to put into the Christmas stockings of every discriminating, fluent pre-teen reader (female for preference).
