HOW TO PRONOUNCE
premium
/ˈpɹimiəm/
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Stress “pre” and keep three vowel beats.
Begin with a strong pree. After m, the lighter ee leads into a separate uh before the final m; avoid giving the last two syllables equal stress to the first.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The statement lists the annual premium.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does premium mean?
adjective
- Superior in quality; higher in price or value.
- High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury.
noun
- A prize or award.
More meanings (5)
noun
- 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.
- The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɹimiəm/
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There is, however, no stability in prices as purchasers are almost invariably ready to pay a considerable premium to facilitate delivery.
After the sale of the first ticket the premium usually fell to $20, and so downward in the scale of figures.
More book examples (3)
It puts a premium on certain things and slurs over others, and creates a mind whose seeming unity is forced and distorted.
Neglect of this precaution may lead to an investor purchasing at a premium, and sooner than expected being paid off at par.
The same journal states that, stimulated by the premium offered, families of 20 or more are not rare, the results of patriotic efforts.