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premiuman amount to be paid for an insurance policy or a sum added to an ordinary price or charge

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an amount to be paid for an insurance policy or a sum added to an ordinary price or charge

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpriːmiəm/

Korean meaning: 보험료, 할증료, 프리미엄

Korean pronunciation: **프리**미엄

Example Sentences

  • My mom pays premium prices for organic vegetables but still complains about grocery bills.
  • The company offers premium services to its VIP customers.
  • He bought premium gasoline thinking his old car would run like a Ferrari.

premium

NOUN

//ˈpriːmiəm//

an amount to be paid for an insurance policy or a sum added to an ordinary price or charge

premium concept
💡 Concept

Customer pays insurance premium to agent at office desk

premium rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Premium seats at the stadium beat any medium!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpriːmiəm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpriːmiəm/

🌳Etymology

Rootpraemi-
Suffix--um

Origin

라틴어 'praemium'에서 유래했으며, 이는 '보상, 상금, 전리품'을 의미했습니다. 고대 로마에서 군인들에게 주어지는 특별한 보상금이었던 것이 현대의 '프리미엄' 개념으로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

mediumtediumstadium
medium
tedium
stadium

🔗Collocations

insurance premium
premium quality
pay a premium
premium price
premium brand
at a premium

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom pays premium prices for organic vegetables but still complains about grocery bills.

The company offers premium services to its VIP customers.

😄 Fun example

He bought premium gasoline thinking his old car would run like a Ferrari.

Space for parking is at a premium in downtown areas.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

bonussurchargeluxuryhigh-endtop-tier

Antonyms

discountbasicstandard

Related

exclusiveexpensivequalityinsurancefee

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