| 单词 | premium rate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspremium rate premium rate n. the highest rate of charging or paying for a commodity or service (now esp. a telephone service); frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [noun] price1866 premium rate1946 1946 L. J. Smith Collective Bargaining ix. 136 Shall overtime worked on a holiday be paid for at a premium rate calculated on the basis of the holiday rate of pay? 1964 Oxf. Econ. Papers 16 280 A general decline in [railway] traffic is..likely to cause a transfer of former premium-rate traffic away from the larger firms. 1985 I. Bernstein Caring Soc. v. 119 A large minority of the codes prescribed a premium rate for overtime hours, more frequently time and a third but often time and a half. 1992 Independent 23 June 3/1 Consumers can now ask BT to bar any calls using these codes, whereas previously the call bar would have prevented them using any premium rate services. 2002 What Mobile Apr. 24/3 Be wary of companies using 90 numbers to deliver text message services as they may bill your phone at a premium rate. < as lemmas |
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