[] () an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for insurance保险费◆We pay a monthly premium of $20.我们每月支付 20 元的保险费。◆Health insurance premiums are rising rapidly.健康保险保费迅速增加。 () an extra payment added to the basic rate额外费用；附加费◆Customers are prepared to pay a premium for superior service.顾客愿意为优质服务支付额外费用。◆A premium of 10% is paid out after 20 years.20 年之后要付清 10% 的额外费用。 () ( ˈpremium pay []) extra money that is added to employees' basic pay for particular reasons, for example if they work at weekends or away from home加班工资；假日工资；奖金●at a ˈpremiumif sth is at a premium, there is little of it available and it is difficult to get稀少；难得◆In big cities, parking is at a premium.大城市的车位很紧缺。at a premium (to sth) () at a higher than normal price超出平常价；溢价◆Their shares trade at a premium to most of their rivals.他们的股票以高于面值的价格出售给大部分的竞争对手。●put/place/set a premium on sb/sthto think that sb/sth is particularly important or valuable重视；珍视◆The company places a high premium on creativity.这家公司非常重视创新。insurance premium share premium