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premium
- /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/
Where it comes from
From Latin praemium (“prize”).
adjective praemium · præmium
- Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
- High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury.
noun premiums · premia · praemium · præmium
- A prize or award.
- Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.
- A bonus paid in addition to normal payments. At first I wrote it off to the simpler protocols of grandparenthood, with its premium on uncomplicated gestures of generosity and love.
- The amount to be paid for an insurance policy. (Of course, if an insured dies during the grace period, the unpaid annual premium or instalment thereof is past due and therefore is deducted from the death benefit.)
- An unusually high value.
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The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value.
Opposite: discount
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: superior, bounty, agio, agiotage, exchange premium, insurance premium, top-quality, high-quality, quality, world-class, high-performance, high-end, upmarket, high-priced, upscale, luxe
Translations
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adj Translations
| Español | premium, prémium, fénix |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 优质的 |
| Português | premium |
| Français | haut de gamme |
| Deutsch | premium |
| Русский | премиальный premialʹnyj, премиум класса |
| العربية | إصدار مُكَلف |
noun a prize or award
| Español | premio, premium, prémium |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 奖金 jiǎngjīn, 奖赏 jiǎngshǎng |
| Português | prêmio |
| Français | prix |
| Deutsch | Preis |
| Русский | приз priz, вознагражде́ние voznagraždénije, награ́да nagráda, бо́нус bónus |
noun something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
| العربية | فاخر |
|---|
noun a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
| Español | recargo, bonificación, prima, premio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 手续费 shǒuxùfèi |
| Português | prêmio, ágio |
| Deutsch | Bonus, Prämie |
| Русский | надба́вка nadbávka, пре́мия prémija |
noun the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
| Español | prima |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保险费 bǎoxiǎnfèi |
| हिन्दी | प्रीमियम prīmiyam |
| Português | prêmio |
| Français | prime, cotisation |
| Deutsch | Versicherungsbeitrag, Versicherungsprämie |
| Русский | страхово́й взнос straxovój vznos |
Talk about this word "premium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/premium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. premium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/premium "premium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/premium.Cite this
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title = {premium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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