Standard Lemma guide

premium

adj · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A prize or award.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, insurance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An unusually high value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: discount

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

having or reflecting superior quality or value

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • premium gasoline at a premium price

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bounty

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reward

11

noun

Meaning 11

a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prize, award, bonus, incentive

12

noun

Meaning 12

payment for insurance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insurance premium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: payment

13

noun

Meaning 13

a fee charged for exchanging currencies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: agio, agiotage, exchange premium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: charge

14

noun

Meaning 14

the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they paid a premium for access to water

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: value, economic value

History

Etymology

From Latin praemium (“prize”).

Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إصدار مُكَلف — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 优质的 — Translations
  • Finnish: korkean luokan — Translations
  • Finnish: korkealuokkainen — Translations
  • French: haut de gamme — Translations
  • German: premium — Translations
  • Portuguese: premium — Translations
  • Russian: премиальный (premialʹnyj) — Translations
  • Russian: премиум класса — Translations
  • Spanish: premium — Translations
  • Spanish: prémium — Translations
  • Spanish: fénix — Translations
  • Bulgarian: награда (nagrada) — a prize or award
  • Bulgarian: премия (premija) — a prize or award
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奖金 (jiǎngjīn) — a prize or award
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奖赏 (jiǎngshǎng) — a prize or award
  • Dutch: prijs — a prize or award
  • Esperanto: premio — a prize or award
  • Finnish: palkkio — a prize or award
  • Finnish: palkinto — a prize or award
  • French: prix — a prize or award
  • German: Preis — a prize or award
  • Kyrgyz: сыйлык (sıylık) — a prize or award
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pris — a prize or award
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utmerkelse — a prize or award
  • Polish: nagroda — a prize or award
  • Portuguese: prêmio — a prize or award
  • Russian: приз (priz) — a prize or award
  • Russian: вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije) — a prize or award
  • Russian: награ́да (nagráda) — a prize or award
  • Russian: бо́нус (bónus) — a prize or award
  • Spanish: premio — a prize or award
  • Spanish: premium — a prize or award
  • Spanish: prémium — a prize or award
  • Swedish: premie — a prize or award
  • Swedish: premium — a prize or award
  • Arabic: فاخر — something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
  • Bulgarian: бонус (bonus) — something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
  • Dutch: korting — something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
  • Finnish: ilmaisetu — something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
  • Finnish: houkutin — something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bonus — something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else
  • Bulgarian: надбавка (nadbavka) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Bulgarian: бонус (bonus) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Catalan: prima — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手续费 (shǒuxùfèi) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Dutch: premie — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Dutch: bonus — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Finnish: lisä — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Finnish: lisäpalkkio — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Finnish: bonus — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Finnish: preemio — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • German: Bonus — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • German: Prämie — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Hungarian: prémium — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bonus — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tillegg — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Polish: premia — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Portuguese: prêmio — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Portuguese: ágio — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Russian: надба́вка (nadbávka) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Russian: пре́мия (prémija) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Southern Altai: сый (sïy) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Southern Altai: сый-акча (sïy-akča) — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Spanish: recargo — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Spanish: bonificación — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Spanish: prima — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Spanish: premio — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Tagalog: prima — a bonus paid in addition to normal payments
  • Bulgarian: премия (premija) — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保险费 (bǎoxiǎnfèi) — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Dutch: premie — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Finnish: vakuutusmaksu — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • French: prime — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • French: cotisation — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • German: Versicherungsbeitrag — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • German: Versicherungsprämie — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Hindi: प्रीमियम (prīmiyam) — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Indonesian: premi — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Māori: utuhoko — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: premie — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Polish: składka — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Portuguese: prêmio — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Russian: страхово́й взнос (straxovój vznos) — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
  • Spanish: prima — the amount to be paid for an insurance policy
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