premium
noun
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
premiums
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pluralof premium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While many employers will absorb some of the increase, they will pass part of it along to workers in the form of higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
An exception is Medigap premiums, which can’t be reimbursed with HSA funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The penalty is a 10% increase in premiums for each year coverage is delayed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Many victims we spoke to told us they had also been hit hard by a rise in their car insurance premiums.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
In my visits to the homes of policyholders to collect premiums, I was accompanied by the superintendent who claimed to the policyholder that he was making a routine inspection.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
