prem.

American

abbreviation

premium.

prem ¹ British

/ prɛm /

noun

informal a premature infant

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prem. ² British

abbreviation

premium

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The following varieties of strawberries to be entered separately: 1st prem. 2d prem. 3d prem. 4th prem.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

Premature lambs have been kept alive for weeks using an artificial womb that looks like a plastic bag raising hopes for new ways of caring for prem babies.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2017

Don't think I'll take any notice of these so called experts especially after their pro12 predictions and Jerry being awful at prem picks.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2015

You can tell a lot about someones character when they think La Liga is a inferior to the prem.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2012

The first ep isode is as silly as its prem ise: two guys dress as women to secure lodging in an all-girl hotel.

From Time Magazine Archive

"No reason in the world, except that I may not go over the prem ..."

From V. V.'s Eyes by Harrison, Henry Sydnor

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