premium meaning
premium :
of high quality, superior
adjective
▪ This is a premium product.
▪ This is a high-quality product.
▪ They offer premium services.
▪ They offer top services.
paraphrasing
▪ deluxe – luxurious
▪ superior – better
premium :
extra payment, additional charge
noun
▪ We paid a premium for fast delivery.
▪ We paid extra for fast delivery.
▪ The premium covers all services.
▪ The extra charge covers all services.
paraphrasing
▪ surcharge – extra fee
▪ fee – charge
Pronunciation
premium [ˈpriː.mi.əm]
The stress is on 'pre' and sounds like 'pree-mee-um'.
Common phrases and grammar about premium
premium - Common meaning
adjective
of high quality, superior
noun
extra payment, additional charge
Part of Speech Changes for "premium"
▪ premiumize (verb) – to make something premium
▪ premiumization (noun) – the process of making something premium
Common Expressions with "premium"
▪ premium price – high price
▪ premium quality – high quality
▪ insurance premium – payment for insurance
▪ premium service – high-quality service
Important examples of premium in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, premium often refers to high quality or extra cost.
Example of a confusing word: prime (main or most important)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Premium is used as an adjective or noun, often in questions about quality or cost.
premium
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
premium quality
'high quality', used to describe superior products.
at a premium
means 'in high demand and expensive'.
Differences between similar words and premium
premium
,
deluxe
differences
Premium means high quality, often with extra cost, while deluxe implies luxury and comfort.
Words with the same origin as premium
The origin of premium
The word 'premium' comes from the Latin 'praemium', meaning 'reward' or 'prize'.
Word structure
It has the prefix pre (before), root em (to take), and suffix ium (noun), meaning 'reward taken before'.
Words with the same origin
The root of premium is em (to take). Words with the same root include redeem (to take back).
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