premium

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.4 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• præmium (archaic)

[edit] Adjective

premium (not comparable)

1. Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

[edit] Noun

premium (plural premiums or premia)

1. A prize or award.
2. Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.
3. A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.
4. The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
5. An unusually high value.
6. (finance) The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value.

[edit] Usage notes

• Premia is much less common than premiums, accounting for less than 1% of total usage in US (COCA) and 4% in UK (BNC).

[edit] Antonyms

• (finance): discount

[edit] Derived terms