at a premium
idiom
1
: for a high price
Land in the county is selling at a premium.
Rooms with a view are available, but they come at a premium.
2
: difficult to get because there is little available
We bought bunk beds because space in the apartment is at a premium.
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Brent crude is the global benchmark sourced from the North Sea and typically trades at a premium to West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark from Texas.
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Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
And lower on the food chain, AI is still consistently valued at a premium, with PitchBook reporting that median Series B step-up for AI startups is 2.1x, well above the median of 1.4x that all other categories fetch.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
British visitors make up a substantial chunk of the tourist market Barca actively court by selling match tickets at a premium, and other than Cristiano Ronaldo, no United player has sold more shirts with his name on the back in the past decade than Rashford.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 23 July 2025
With street parking at a premium in Louisville, there are few things as irritating as having your neighborhood street filled with junked or abandoned cars.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 July 2025
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Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
And lower on the food chain, AI is still consistently valued at a premium, with PitchBook reporting that median Series B step-up for AI startups is 2.1x, well above the median of 1.4x that all other categories fetch.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
British visitors make up a substantial chunk of the tourist market Barca actively court by selling match tickets at a premium, and other than Cristiano Ronaldo, no United player has sold more shirts with his name on the back in the past decade than Rashford.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 23 July 2025
With street parking at a premium in Louisville, there are few things as irritating as having your neighborhood street filled with junked or abandoned cars.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 July 2025
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“At a premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20premium. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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