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at a premium

ADJECTIVE
dear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
valuable
STRONG
fancy high steep stiff
WEAK
an arm and a leg cher costly high-priced out of sight overpriced pretty penny pricey prized
Antonyms
STRONG
moderate soft
WEAK
cheap common despised hateful inexpensive low-priced unimportant valueless worthless
ADJECTIVE
expensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable
WEAK
an arm and a leg big-ticket dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh pretty penny rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
economical reasonable unimportant worthless
WEAK
cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate
ADJECTIVE
scarce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deficient limited rare scant scanty sparse sporadic
WEAK
failing few few and far between in short supply occasional seldom seldom met with semioccasional short shortened shy truncated uncommon unusual wanting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate ample plentiful satisfactory sufficient
WEAK
abundant frequent

Example Sentences

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They trade like closed-end funds on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq at a premium or discount from net asset values based on investor demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Both Thompson brothers said they have been keeping a close eye on the VIX futures curve, which has shown front-month contracts trading at a premium to contracts later out.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The idea that it’s always safe to sell the front of the curve at a premium and buy the back at a discount is a false assumption as markets often flip, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Especially with the need for LNG at a premium.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

And the kind of medicine Peeta needs would have been at a premium from the beginning.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.