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Article: premium
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premium
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noun
1.
monthly premiums for life insurance
synonyms
: payment, installment.
2.
earned a premium of $60 on their investment
synonyms
: bonus, dividend.
3.
pay a premium for early delivery
synonyms
: additional payment, additional fee, surcharge.
4.
the boys received a premium for working late
synonyms
: reward, recompense, remuneration, perquisite, prize;
inf.
perk.
phrases:
at a premium
1.
cannot buy a house when real estate is at a premium
synonyms
: high-priced, expensive, costly, upmarket.
2.
parking spaces are at a premium in the city
synonyms
: rare, hard to come by, in short supply, scarce, in great demand, like gold, not ...
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Article: Savers put bonds at a premium.(Business)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);
June 19, 2003 ;
202 words
......poured a record pounds 1.1 billion into Premium Bonds last month, nearly double the previous...group, which is backed by the Treasury, put the surge down to a decision to increase...Rather than paying an interest rate, Premium Bonds offer savers the chance to win...July's draw. NS&I claims each ...
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