to place a high premium on

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• premium — [[t]pri͟ːmiəm[/t]] ♦♦♦ premiums 1) N COUNT A premium is a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy. It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N n A… …   English dictionary

• premium — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 extra value/price ADJECTIVE ▪ hefty, high ▪ The company is charging a pretty hefty premium for access to their network. ▪ small ▪ additional …   Collocations dictionary

• put a premium on — place a premium on 1) I place a high premium on our relationship Syn: value greatly, attach great/special importance to, set great store by, put a high value on 2) the high price of oil put a premium on the coal industry Syn: make valuable, make… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• place a premium on something — put/place/a premium on something phrase to believe that a particular quality or activity is very important In this school we place a premium on honesty. Thesaurus: to have an opinion or opinionssynonym Main entry: premium * * …   Useful english dictionary

• place a premium on somebody — put/place/set a premium on sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is particularly important or valuable • The company places a high premium on initiative. Main entry: ↑premiumidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• put/place a premium on — 1 I place a high premium on our relationship: VALUE GREATLY, attach great/special importance to, set great store by, put a high value on. 2 the high price of oil put a premium on the coal industry: MAKE VALUABLE, make invaluable, make important.… …   Useful english dictionary

• premium — consideration paid for an insurance policy. Glossary of Business Terms (1) The additional payment allowed by exchange regulation for delivery of higher than required standards or grades of a commodity against a futures contract. (2) In speaking… …   Financial and business terms

• Premium — (1) Amount paid for a bond above the par value. (2) The price of an option contract; also, in futures trading, the amount the futures price exceeds the price of the spot commodity. Related: inverted market premium payback period. Also called… …   Financial and business terms

• premium — pre|mi|um1 [ˈpri:miəm] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: praemium profit, reward , from emere to take, buy ] 1.) the cost of insurance, especially the amount that you pay each year ▪ insurance premiums 2.) an additional amount of money, above… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• premium — noun 1 (C) the cost of insurance, especially the amount to pay each year: Insurance premiums are set to rise again | the annual premium 2 (U) especially AmE high­octane (=good quality petrol) 3 premium quality very high quality: premium quality… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Premium Bond — A Premium Bond is a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government s National Savings and Investments scheme. The government promises to buy back the bond, on request, for its original price.Premium Bonds were introduced by the government… …   Wikipedia