| 单词 | premium |
| 释义 | premium (priːmiəm ) Word forms: premiums 1. countable noun A premium is a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy. It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected. 2. countable noun [usually singular, oft NOUN noun] A premium is a sum of money that you have to pay for something in addition to the normal cost. Even if customers want 'solutions', most are not willing to pay a premium for them. Callers are charged a premium rate of 48p a minute. Synonyms: surcharge, extra charge, additional fee or charge 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Premium goods are of a higher than usual quality and are often expensive. At the premium end of the market, business is booming. ...the most popular premium ice cream in this country. 4. at a premium phrase If you buy or sell something at a premium, you buy or sell it at a higher price than usual, for example because it is in short supply. He eventually sold the shares back to the bank at a premium. Synonyms: in great demand, valuable, expensive, rare 5. at a premium phrase If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve. If space is at a premium, choose adaptable furniture that won't fill the room. 6. place a high premium on sth/put a high premium on sth phrase If you place a high premium on a quality or characteristic or put a high premium on it, you regard it as very important. I place a high premium on what someone is like as a person. They put a high premium on prevention and primary care. Collocations: additional premium Many policies allow you to add unemployment cover for an additional premium of about £20 a month. Times, Sunday Times (2010) That means drivers are paying close to £90 a year in additional premiums. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Insurers would most likely charge an additional premium to reflect the change in the risk. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Now, it seems, the annual premium is going to go up, thereby adding to our household bill. The Sun (2012) The research found that drivers of all ages, both men and women, enjoyed sizeable cuts to the cost of their annual premiums. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Young drivers can face annual premiums of more than £2,400, increasing the danger that many will go on the roads without insurance. Times, Sunday Times (2011) With these costs, the average premium is up by an average of 1.4 % over a year. Times, Sunday Times (2012) False claims add £40 to the average premium and cost the UK insurance industry £1.6 billion a year, or £4 million a day. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The cost to the industry last year was 2 billion, pushing up average premiums. Times, Sunday Times (2012) For most people the monthly premiums are affordable and the payout can run until retirement potentially. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Paying these fairly high monthly premiums is obviously exceptionally difficult if you are in debt. Say Goodbye to Debt (1994) You can finally stop paying the monthly premium. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He ran up such huge bills that he qualified as a premium customer. The Sun So stop worrying about 'free' and chase your premium customers. Times, Sunday Times This summer the company hopes to raise up to 50 million via venture capital as well as a 4 million crowdfunding round, open to its premium customers. Times, Sunday Times With the premium feature, they can also skip over and repeat songs and mixes without limit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The app allows 1 free background check per month for any single user without incurring a fee and also has a premium feature for unlimited background checks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can then choose, with no commitment, whether to upgrade and continue to receive premium features and stay in the hunt for prizes. The Sun The basic plan costs $9.95/month for five hours of service and $2.95 for each additional hour, with certain premium features incurring additional fees. Christianity Today Online, it relies on paid-for premium features and ads for revenue. Times, Sunday Times If you want additional features, you can upgrade to family premium membership at a cost of 6.99 for three months or 20.99 for a year. Times, Sunday Times However, it also offers premium membership which gives access to all the deals plus, our favourite feature, the weekend trip alerts, from 35 a year. The Sun But you can buy instant ad-free access with a day pass at 99p or a premium membership at 9.99 a month. Times, Sunday Times The website rewarded him with a lifetime premium membership. The Sun Those who join with college or university email addresses are offered free premium membership. Times, Sunday Times Rumours suggest they will release an affordable and premium model in the future and the new phone will have a bigger screen. The Sun The third option, the premium model, includes features such as team and player statistics, weather forecasts, and page customization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The site offers free and premium model subscriptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It came in two variants, the basic model, or the premium model. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A significant investment programme turned the plant from a mass-production assembly operation to a world-class manufacturing facility focused on premium models. Times, Sunday Times Racoons, as we know, enjoy unlimited calls to landlines and if you go for the premium package of unlimited everythings, you get to be a panther. Times, Sunday Times Autonomous parking abilities, blind-spot warning systems and a proper fourwheel-drive locking differential are also in the premium package. The Sun Both firms have a premium package for high-end users. Times, Sunday Times That's 8.99 a month for the premium package for 12 months - 107.88. Times, Sunday Times The group aims to make its money back by encouraging its subscribers to upgrade to the premium package. Times, Sunday Times The brand's dealers welcomed the idea of a premium range. Times, Sunday Times Premium range ready meals were also generally healthier and had the edge over standard and budget ranges. Times, Sunday Times We compared prices with the supermarkets' own brands and the premium ranges. Times, Sunday Times For years the grocers have been pushing their own premium ranges, essentially the same food repackaged with slightly better ingredients. Times, Sunday Times If you take some of the more premium ranges, they are genuine substitutes for an evening out. Times, Sunday Times But insurers warned that it would require huge premium rises for all customers. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately, the more other people crash, the higher your premium rises, too. Times, Sunday Times Drivers can protect themselves against steep premium rises in these circumstances by buying noclaims discount protection at the same time as their policy. Times, Sunday Times The more you crash, the higher your insurance premium rises. Times, Sunday Times If you want to add unemployment cover, the premium rises to 75.39 a month. Times, Sunday Times Even cosmetic modifications such as alloy wheels or a body kit can raise your premium, because such a car becomes more valuable to thieves. Times, Sunday Times The suggestion that the private insurers were considering raising the premiums for personnel with families to just under 1,000 provoked anger. Times, Sunday Times Insurance companies raised their premiums for cargo routed through the troubled waters and private military contractors began hiring out security teams to protect shipping. Times, Sunday Times It's sharp practice to raise your premiums without informing the policyholder. Times, Sunday Times If your insurer has raised your premium, shop around. Times, Sunday Times Where you live also affects what you'll pay, and fitting insurer-approved security devices can reduce your premium. Times, Sunday Times The absence of exclusivity would reduce the premium that broadcasters are prepared to pay for rights. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately there are a few simple ways that can reduce your premium to a more affordable rate. Times, Sunday Times This could include fitting a telematic recorder to monitor driving style or choosing a policy with a higher excess to reduce the premium. Times, Sunday Times Park your car in a locked garage overnight - it can reduce the premium. The Sun For the rest of us, the cost of borrowing will go up as markets add a risk premium. The Sun In the future, the equity risk premium needs to be much higher than it used to be. Times,Sunday Times There will need to be more of a risk premium for holding longer-dated securities. Times,Sunday Times Is it something to do with the estimated retail price or the equity risk premium? Times, Sunday Times The discount rate reflects, though, a risk-free rate (for which government bond yields are a proxy) plus a risk premium. Times, Sunday Times Because of employees expecting higher salaries to compensate for more expensive housing, businesses face a 5.4 billion wage premium, the equivalent to 1,720 per person. Times, Sunday Times The more graduates there are, the more people will enjoy that 'wage premium'. Times, Sunday Times Overall, public sector workers enjoy a 7.5 per cent wage premium, even allowing for education and age. Times, Sunday Times It shows employees, too, what skills are likely to command a wage premium and hence what it's worthwhile getting training in. Times, Sunday Times As the sectors that employ those skills find that their positions are increasingly filled, that wage premium will diminish. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 保险费, 高端的 Japanese: 保険料, 高級な |
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