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premium

[ pree-mee-uhm ]

noun

  1. a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
  2. a bonus, gift, or sum additional to price, wages, interest, or the like.

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  3. Insurance. the amount paid or to be paid by the policyholder for coverage under the contract, usually in periodic installments.
  4. Economics. the excess value of one form of money over another of the same nominal value.
  5. a sum above the nominal or par value of a thing.
  6. the amount paid to the lender of stock by the borrower, typically a short seller.
  7. the amount the buyer of a call or put option pays to the seller, quoted in dollars per share of stock.
  8. a fee paid for instruction in a trade or profession.
  9. a sum additional to the interest paid for the loan of money.


adjective

  1. of exceptional quality or greater value than others of its kind; superior:

    a wine made of premium grapes.

  2. of higher price or cost.
  3. of or relating to premiums:

    to work in premium sales.

premium

/ ˈːɪə /

noun

  1. an amount paid in addition to a standard rate, price, wage, etc; bonus
  2. the amount paid or payable, usually in regular instalments, for an insurance policy
  3. the amount above nominal or par value at which something sells
    1. an offer of something free or at a specially reduced price as an inducement to buy a commodity or service
    2. ( as modifier )

      a premium offer

  4. a prize given to the winner of a competition; award
  5. an amount sometimes charged for a loan of money in addition to the interest
  6. great value or regard

    to put a premium on someone's services

  7. a fee, now rarely required, for instruction or apprenticeship in a profession or trade
  8. at a premium
    1. in great demand or of high value, usually because of scarcity
    2. above par
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of premium1

First recorded in 1595–1605, premium is from the Latin word praemium profit, reward
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of premium1

C17: from Latin praemium prize, booty, reward
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. at a premium,
    1. at an unusually high price.
    2. in short supply; in demand:

      Housing in that area is at a premium.

More idioms and phrases containing premium

see at a premium ; put a premium on .
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Example Sentences

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“The investment in Delta One attracts loyalty. We want to make sure that we are the brand that customers see as the premium airline.”

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Grok is already available on X, for example, and users can pay extra for premium features associated with the AI chatbot.

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“The Fox Lot is second to none in terms of location and premium production and post-production facilities available,” Fox said Tuesday in a statement.

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Universal Pictures, for example, went as short as 17 days for many of its films before releasing them for premium digital rental.

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But there is, without doubt, a single person premium on the cost of living because there's only one income coming in, so it may be harder to deal with the money going out.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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