| 单词 | premium |
| 释义 | premium (once / 601 pages) 1adjn 2n Something that's premium is much better than average — it's excellent, in fact. A premium seat at a rock concert is right up front, with a great view of the stage. When premium is a noun, it means the money you pay each month for your car insurance or a charge that's added on top of a standard payment. It also means a prize or reward. As an adjective, premium implies something of superior quality that probably costs more too. Premium comes straight out of Latin, meaning “reward.” It was first used as an adjective around 1925, in the phrase "premium butter." WORD FAMILYpremium: premiums USAGE EXAMPLESShe also recommends selling what you don’t need and cutting unnecessary expenses, such as premium cable. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) First up: Extend some financial help to shoppers on the individual health insurance market who face massive premium increases. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Two years ago, Panasonic swerved again, saying it was reviving the Technics brand to target the premium end of the audio market. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj having or reflecting superior quality or value premium gasoline at a premium price Syn superior of high or superior quality or performance 2n the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value 2they paid a premium for access to water Hyper economic value, value the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else 1n payment for insurance Syn|Hyper insurance premium payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged 2n a fee charged for exchanging currencies Syn|Hyper agio, agiotage, exchange premium charge the price charged for some article or service 3n a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc. they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage Hyper award, prize something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery bonus, incentivean additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output 4n payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military Syn|Hyper bounty reward payment made in return for a service rendered |
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