PREMIUM
\pɹˈiːmi͡əm], \pɹˈiːmiəm], \p_ɹ_ˈiː_m_iə_m]\
Definitions of PREMIUM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, etc.
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Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus; -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally signifying a sum in addition to the capital.
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A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind.
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A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his stock at a premium.
By Oddity Software
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A recompense or reward; prize or bounty; the rate paid for insurance; an extra price paid to obtain a loan; a sum above the par value of anything.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] A recompense ; a prize to be won by competition ;-a bounty or boon given as an incentive ; a reward offered for some specific discovery or the accomplishment of a work ;- a bonus ; something offered or given for the loan of money ;-a sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance ;-the excess or rise in value of shares in railway or other stock above the original price.
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