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premium

[pree-mee-uhm] / ˈpri mi əm /
ADJECTIVE
excellent
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK
low low-class




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You pay more for the premium and the extra money is invested.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This represents a 26% premium to PTSB’s closing price the day before the formal sale process was announced in late October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The premium that Brent normally carries over WTI reflects a “basic physical reality: Brent represents barrels that move by sea, across global trade routes, priced by the largest pool of international buyers,” said Germini.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Brent crude futures rose 6% to $101 a barrel Monday, with prices for near-immediate oil trading at an unprecedented premium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He said, “I guess your daddy would have to bum premium in that big Packard, wouldn’t he? I don’t think those big engines can run on ethyl gasoline.”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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