英语词汇“premium”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pre·mi·um

(prēmē-əm)

1. An amount paid or required, often as an installment payment, for an insurance policy.

a. An amount paid to obtain a loan.

b. An interest payment, usually on a regular basis, on a loan.

3. A sum of money or bonus paid in addition to a regular price, salary, or other amount: Many people are willing to pay a premium to live near the ocean.

a. The amount at which something, such as a security or a currency, is valued above its initial or nominal price.

b. The amount at which a securities option is bought or sold.

a. Something offered free or at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else: offered the backpack as a premium for students opening new bank accounts.

b. A prize or award.

6. An unusual or high value: Employers put a premium on honesty and hard work.

7. Archaic Payment for training in a trade or profession.

adj.

Of superior quality or value: premium gasoline.

Idiom:

at a premium

More valuable than usual, as from scarcity: Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.

[Latin praemium, inducement, reward : prae-, pre- + emere, to take, buy; see em- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	premium
释义	pre·mi·um (prēmē-əm) n. 1. An amount paid or required, often as an installment payment, for an insurance policy. 2. a. An amount paid to obtain a loan. b. An interest payment, usually on a regular basis, on a loan. 3. A sum of money or bonus paid in addition to a regular price, salary, or other amount: Many people are willing to pay a premium to live near the ocean. 4. a. The amount at which something, such as a security or a currency, is valued above its initial or nominal price. b. The amount at which a securities option is bought or sold. 5. a. Something offered free or at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else: offered the backpack as a premium for students opening new bank accounts. b. A prize or award. 6. An unusual or high value: Employers put a premium on honesty and hard work. 7. Archaic Payment for training in a trade or profession. adj. Of superior quality or value: premium gasoline. *Idiom:* *at a premium* More valuable than usual, as from scarcity: Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated. [Latin praemium, inducement, reward : prae-, pre- + emere, to take, buy; see em- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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