put a premium on

Idioms  

1. Value more highly than usual, as in Her employer put a premium on honesty and hard work. First recorded in 1907, this term is almost always used figuratively.

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Example Sentences

That has put a premium on economic leverage as the White House looks for a settlement and an off ramp from the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Raised in a household that put a premium on education, De León had looked at life through the eyes of a student — which proved particularly helpful as a registered nurse specializing in anesthesia.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

It put a premium on what Conrad calls "character above cover drives" -- batsmen willing to grind out scores.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The companies building community, co-working hubs are certainly more idealistic than WeWork, saying they put a premium on the value they add to their neighbourhoods.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

The Fourteenth Amendment gave the freedmen civil rights and put a premium on granting them political rights, but the premium was not accepted and the civil rights remained unenforced.

From The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development by DuBois, W. E. Burghardt