Premium vs Expensive - What's the difference?
premium | expensive |
Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
A prize or award.
Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.
A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.
The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
An unusually high value.
(finance) The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value.
Having a high price or cost.
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As a noun premium
is bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium).As an adjective expensive is
having a high price or cost.premium
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(wikipedia premium)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(-)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
* (term) is much less common than (premiums), accounting for less than 1% of total usage in US (COCA) and 4% in UK (BNC).Antonyms
* (finance) discountDerived terms
(Terms derived from the adjective or noun "premium") * at a premium * buyer's premium * premium bond * premium outletexpensive
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Alternative forms
* expencive (archaic)Adjective
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