at a premium

Idioms  

1. At a higher price than usual owing to scarcity; also, considered more valuable, held in high esteem. For example, Since that article came out, the firm's stock has been selling at a premium and Space is at a premium in most stores. This idiom uses premium in the sense of “bounty” or “bonus.” [Mid-1800s] Also see put a premium on.

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Example Sentences

While private-equity firms will acquire companies at a premium to prices in public markets, the ideal is a sale to a strategic buyer—another company that thinks it can save money, or attract more revenue than the sum of the totals from the two companies, via a deal.

From Barron's

Claude Cowork is available as a research preview to Claude Max subscribers on macOS at a premium price point of up to $200 per month.

From MarketWatch

With most co-brands, balances sell at a premium of up to 8%, a figure that can run into the double digits for the strongest programs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nuclear plays like Constellation Energy have been the sector’s biggest winner, but they trade at a premium at closer to 30 times forward earnings and carry dividend yields of 1% or less.

From Barron's

In their emerging-markets outlook for 2026, Aubrey Capital fund managers John Ewart and Andrew Dalrymple noted that “India has traded at a premium for a decade.”

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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