premium

/ˈpriːmiəm/ noun

Translation

PAYMENT [C] › an amount of money you pay for insurance (= payments for an accident or illness)

prim, ek ödeme

How much is the monthly premium?2091414

HIGH RATE [C] › an amount or rate that is higher than average

ortalamanın üstünde oran/miktar

You pay a premium for apartments in the city centre.1797

be at a premium › If something useful is at a premium, there is not enough of it.

çok aranan, çok rağbette

Time is at a premium just before the start of exams.18221765

place/put a premium on sth › to consider a quality or achievement as very important

çok önem vermek, büyük değer vermek, özendirmek

She puts a premium on honesty.1765

(Definition of premium noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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