单词 | at a premium |
释义 | at a premiumSEE SYNONYMS FOR at a premium ON THESAURUS.COM At a higher price than usual owing to scarcity; also, considered more valuable, held in high esteem. For example, Since that article came out, the firm's stock has been selling at a premium and Space is at a premium in most stores. This idiom uses premium in the sense of “bounty” or “bonus.” [Mid-1800s] Also see put a premium on. Words nearby at a premiumat a low ebb, ataman, atamasco lily, at any cost, at any rate, at a premium, ataractic, Atarax, ataraxia, at arm's length, Atascadero The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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