noun
( ) an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for insurance 保险费 ◆ We pay a monthly premium of $20. 我们每月支付 20 元的保险费。 ◆ Health insurance premiums are rising rapidly. 健康保险保费迅速增加。
( ) an extra payment added to the basic rate 额外费用；附加费 ◆ Customers are prepared to pay a premium for superior service. 顾客愿意为优质服务支付额外费用。 ◆ A premium of 10% is paid out after 20 years. 20 年之後要付清 10% 的额外费用。
( ) ˈpremium pay [] extra money that is added to employees' basic pay for particular reasons, for example if they work at weekends or away from home 加班工资；假日工资；奖金
if sth is at a premium , there is little of it available and it is difficult to get稀少；难得 ◆ In big cities, parking is at a premium. 大城市的车位很紧缺。
at a premium (to sth) ( ) at a higher than normal price 超出平常价；溢价 ◆ Their shares trade at a premium to most of their rivals. 他们的股票以高於面值的价格出售给大部分的竞争对手。
- unfavourabletradebalance
- unfriendly
- unfulfilled
- ungeared
- unhappycamper
- uniformpriceauction
- unilateralcontract
- uninstalled
- uninsurable
- uninsured
- union
- unionbashing
- unionbusting
- unionist
- unionize
- unionrepresentative
- unionshop
- unique
- uniquesellingproposition
- uniquevisitor
- unissuedcapital
- unit
- unitarytax
- unitcost
- unitlinked