Antonyms for premium

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : pree-mee-uhm

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpri mi əm

Definition of premium

Origin : c.1600, "reward given for a specific act," from Latin praemium "reward, profit derived from booty," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + emere "to buy," originally "to take" (see exempt (adj.)). Insurance sense is 1660s, from Italian premio. Adjectival sense of "superior in quality" is first attested 1925, originally in reference to butter.

adj excellent
noun bonus, prize

Example sentences :

If she gits a premium for puttin' up gardin-sass, I'll warrant there'll be a to-do.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Also, a premium can be contracted for, in the way of free association, for skilled labour.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

Although why should there be such a premium placed on intelligence, he wondered.
Extract from : « The Most Sentimental Man » by Evelyn E. Smith

Now, good food is cheap while skilled labor is at a premium.
Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius

My dear father bought them—I should not be surprised to learn that he bought them at a premium.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

If they ever touched a premium for a day, that is certainly the day that he would have hit upon to buy.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Thrown completely out of gear by the premium of 3-1/2 per cent.
Extract from : « Elements of Foreign Exchange » by Franklin Escher

I pay over the money for your scrip, and you pocket a premium.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various

"I don't believe they would give you the first premium," said Cornelia.
Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells

Well, of all the foolhardy, cowardly tricks, I believe that takes the premium!
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish

Synonyms for premium

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