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at a premium

ADJECTIVE
dear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
valuable
STRONG
fancy high steep stiff
WEAK
an arm and a leg cher costly high-priced out of sight overpriced pretty penny pricey prized
Antonyms
STRONG
moderate soft
WEAK
cheap common despised hateful inexpensive low-priced unimportant valueless worthless
ADJECTIVE
expensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable
WEAK
an arm and a leg big-ticket dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh pretty penny rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
economical reasonable unimportant worthless
WEAK
cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate
ADJECTIVE
scarce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deficient limited rare scant scanty sparse sporadic
WEAK
failing few few and far between in short supply occasional seldom seldom met with semioccasional short shortened shy truncated uncommon unusual wanting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate ample plentiful satisfactory sufficient
WEAK
abundant frequent

Example Sentences

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Brent typically trades at a premium to WTI crude oil, but the pattern has been upended since the start of the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Martin said he faces paying five sets of council tax this year, two at a premium of 75%, adding that his business was "unsellable" as a result.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

That broke a 13-year streak of trading at a premium to the benchmark index since February 2013, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Both Thompson brothers said they have been keeping a close eye on the VIX futures curve, which has shown front-month contracts trading at a premium to contracts later out.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

There might even be a sliding scale, with perfect numbers selling at a premium and prime numbers going for more than nonperfect composite numbers, etc.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos