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Prim vs Premium - What's the difference?

prim | premium |

As adjectives the difference between prim and premium

is that prim is prudish, straight-laced while premium is superior in quality; higher in price or value.

As nouns the difference between prim and premium

is that prim is privet while premium is a prize or award.

As a verb prim

is to make affectedly precise or proper.

prim

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) prim, prin, from (etyl) (lena) .

Adjective

(primmer)
  • prudish, straight-laced
  • formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
    • prim''' regularity; a '''prim person
    (Jonathan Swift)
    Usage notes
    Often used in the collocation “prim and proper”.
    Derived terms
    * prim and proper * prissy

    Verb

  • (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
  • (dated) To dress or act smartly.

    • Etymology 2

    See privet.

    Noun

  • (botany) privet
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    premium

    English

    (wikipedia premium)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.

    • 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) discount

    Derived terms

    (Terms derived from the adjective or noun "premium") * at a premium * buyer's premium * premium bond * premium outlet