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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Swiss Re forecasts that global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20 billion to $30 billion a year by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The remaining part of the fund’s bond portfolio should provide exposure to more sources of risk premiums in the bond market, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the unyielding free market advocate likely became just as well known for his opposition to Proposition 103, the landmark 1988 insurance initiative that regulated the industry following a period of skyrocketing auto premiums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He warns insurance premiums are rising significantly and making the cost of doing business "unfeasible".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The running cost, in premiums Lippmann paid, was tens of millions of dollars a year, and his losses looked even bigger.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
