pre·mi·um

noun

/ˈpriːmiəm/

Idioms

an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy保险费
- a monthly premium of £6.25每月 6.25 英镑的保险费
Synonyms payment
paymentpremium ▪ contribution ▪ subscription ▪ repayment ▪ deposit ▪ instalmentThese are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.
payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:
ten monthly payments of $50每月付款 50 美元，十次付清
payment in advance预先支付；预付款
premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:
an insurance premium保险费
a premium for express delivery快递附加费
contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:
You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。
subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:
a subscription to Netflix网飞订购
repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:
the repayments on the loan贷款的分期偿还额
deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:
We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.我们已经为房子付了百分之五的定金。
instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:
We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
Patterns
- (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
- payment/repayment in full
- to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
- to make a payment/repayment/deposit
- to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments
Wordfinder
- actuary
- annuity
- cover
- excess
- insurance
- no-claims bonus
- policy
- premium
- risk
- underwrite
Extra Examples
- Intense competition has kept premiums low.激烈的竞争使得保险费保持在低位。
- The insurance company has increased our premiums.保险公司提高了我们的保险费。
- Premiums on many cars will go up this year.今年许多汽车的保险费会上调。
- We're struggling to keep up our premiums.我们正勉力继续支付保险费。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- annual
- monthly
- regular
- …
verb + premium
- pay
- afford
- keep up
- …
premium + verb
- go up
- increase
- rise
- …
premium + noun
- payment
- rate
- increase
- …
preposition
- premium for
- premium on
an extra payment added to the basic rate额外费用；附加费
- You have to pay a high premium for express delivery.快递须付高额的附加费。
- A premium of 10 per cent is paid out after 20 years.20 年后要支付 10% 的额外费用。
- He was willing to pay a premium for a house near the sea.他愿意出高价买一套靠近海边的房子。
- There's a risk premium of probably $10 a barrel built into oil prices.每桶石油的价格中约有 10 美元的风险溢价。
- a premium-rate phone number高费率电话号码
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hefty
- high
- small
- …
verb + premium
- pay
- charge
- place
- …
preposition
- at a premium
- premium of
- premium on
- …

Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘reward, prize’): from Latin praemium ‘booty, reward’, from prae ‘before’ + emere ‘buy, take’.

Idioms

at a premium

if something is at a premium, there is little of it available and it is difficult to get稀少；难得
- Space is at a premium in a one-bedroomed apartment.单居室公寓的空间是很有限的。
- Good student accommodation is at a premium.舒适的学生住处费用昂贵。
at a higher than normal price超出平常价；溢价
- Shares are selling at a premium.这种股票以高于面值的价格出售。

put/place/set a premium on somebody/something

to think that somebody/something is particularly important or valuable重视；珍视
- The company places a high premium on initiative.该公司高度重视主动性。
- They put a high premium on customer loyalty.他们非常重视客户忠诚度。

单词	premium
释义	pre·mi·um noun /ˈpriːmiəm/ /ˈpriːmiəm/ Idioms an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy保险费 a monthly premium of £6.25每月 6.25 英镑的保险费 Synonyms paymentpaymentpremium ▪ contribution ▪ subscription ▪ repayment ▪ deposit ▪ instalmentThese are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying: ten monthly payments of $50每月付款 50 美元，十次付清 payment in advance预先支付；预付款 premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual: an insurance premium保险费 a premium for express delivery快递附加费 contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc: You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。 subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service: a subscription to Netflix网飞订购 repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money: the repayments on the loan贷款的分期偿还额 deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment: We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.我们已经为房子付了百分之五的定金。 instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something: We paid for the car by/in instalments.我们以分期付款买了这辆车。 Patterns (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment payment/repayment in full to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment to make a payment/repayment/deposit to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments Wordfinder actuary annuity cover excess insurance no-claims bonus policy premium risk underwrite Extra Examples Intense competition has kept premiums low.激烈的竞争使得保险费保持在低位。 The insurance company has increased our premiums.保险公司提高了我们的保险费。 Premiums on many cars will go up this year.今年许多汽车的保险费会上调。 We're struggling to keep up our premiums.我们正勉力继续支付保险费。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective annual monthly regular … verb + premium pay afford keep up … premium + verb go up increase rise … premium + noun payment rate increase … preposition premium for premium on an extra payment added to the basic rate额外费用；附加费 You have to pay a high premium for express delivery.快递须付高额的附加费。 A premium of 10 per cent is paid out after 20 years.20 年后要支付 10% 的额外费用。 He was willing to pay a premium for a house near the sea.他愿意出高价买一套靠近海边的房子。 There's a risk premium of probably $10 a barrel built into oil prices.每桶石油的价格中约有 10 美元的风险溢价。 a premium-rate phone number高费率电话号码 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hefty high small … verb + premium pay charge place … preposition at a premium premium of premium on … Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘reward, prize’): from Latin praemium ‘booty, reward’, from prae ‘before’ + emere ‘buy, take’. Idioms at a premium if something is at a premium, there is little of it available and it is difficult to get稀少；难得 Space is at a premium in a one-bedroomed apartment.单居室公寓的空间是很有限的。 Good student accommodation is at a premium.舒适的学生住处费用昂贵。 at a higher than normal price超出平常价；溢价 Shares are selling at a premium.这种股票以高于面值的价格出售。 put/place/set a premium on somebody/something to think that somebody/something is particularly important or valuable重视；珍视 The company places a high premium on initiative.该公司高度重视主动性。 They put a high premium on customer loyalty.他们非常重视客户忠诚度。 pre·mi·um adjective /ˈpriːmiəm/ /ˈpriːmiəm/ [only before noun] very high (and higher than usual); of high quality高昂的；优质的 premium prices/products奇高的价格；优质产品 Daytime calls are charged at premium rate.日间通话要按高峰时段费率收费。 Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘reward, prize’): from Latin praemium ‘booty, reward’, from prae ‘before’ + emere ‘buy, take’.
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