premium
noun /ˈpriːmiəm/
/ˈpriːmiəm/
Idioms - an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy
保险费 - a monthly premium of £6.25
每月 6.25 英镑的保险费
Synonyms paymentpayment- premium
- contribution
- subscription
- repayment
- deposit
- instalment
- payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:
- ten monthly payments of $50
每月付款 50 美元，十次付清 - payment in advance
预先付款
- ten monthly payments of $50
- premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:
- an insurance premium
保险费 - a premium for express delivery
快递附加费
- an insurance premium
- contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:
- You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.
你可以增加你的养老金计划每月供款。
- You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.
- subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:
- a subscription to Netflix
订阅《网飞》
- a subscription to Netflix
- repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:
指按期偿还的款项、分期偿还额、偿还债务、归还借款： - the repayments on the loan
贷款的分期偿还额
- the repayments on the loan
- deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:
- We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.
我们已经为这所房子付了5%的定金。
- We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.
- instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:
- We paid for the car by/in instalments.
我们以分期付款买了这辆车。
- We paid for the car by/in instalments.
- (a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
- payment/repayment in full
- to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
- to make a payment/repayment/deposit
- to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments
Wordfinder- actuary
- annuity
- cover
- excess
- insurance
- no-claims bonus
- policy
- premium
- risk
- underwrite
- Intense competition has kept premiums low.
激烈的竞争使得保险费保持在低位。 - The insurance company has increased our premiums.
保险公司提高了我们的保险费。 - Premiums on many cars will go up this year.
今年许多汽车的保险费会上调。 - We're struggling to keep up our premiums.
我们正勉力继续支付保险费。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- annual
- monthly
- regular
- …
- pay
- afford
- keep up
- …
- go up
- increase
- rise
- …
- payment
- rate
- increase
- …
- premium for
- premium on
- a monthly premium of £6.25
- an extra payment added to the basic rate
额外费用；附加费 - You have to pay a high premium for express delivery.
快递须付高额的附加费。 - A premium of 10 per cent is paid out after 20 years.
20年后支付10%的溢价。 - He was willing to pay a premium for a house near the sea.
他愿意出高价买一栋海边的房子。 - There's a risk premium of probably $10 a barrel built into oil prices.
每桶石油的价格中约有 10 美元的风险溢价。 - a premium-rate phone number
付费电话号码
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hefty
- high
- small
- …
- pay
- charge
- place
- …
- at a premium
- premium of
- premium on
- …
- You have to pay a high premium for express delivery.
词源early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘reward, prize’): from Latin praemium ‘booty, reward’, from prae ‘before’ + emere ‘buy, take’.
Idioms
at a premium
- if something is at a premium, there is little of it available and it is difficult to get
稀少；难得 - Space is at a premium in a one-bedroomed apartment.
单居室公寓的空间是很有限的。 - Good student accommodation is at a premium.
舒适的学生住处费用昂贵。
- Space is at a premium in a one-bedroomed apartment.
- at a higher than normal price
超出平常价；溢价 - Shares are selling at a premium.
这种股票以高于面值的价格出售。
- Shares are selling at a premium.
put/place/set a premium on somebody/something
- to think that somebody/something is particularly important or valuable
重视；珍视 - The company places a high premium on initiative.
公司高度重视主动性。 - They put a high premium on customer loyalty.
他们非常重视顾客忠诚度。
- The company places a high premium on initiative.