at a premium
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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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These are all components of building assets in your business, which is something that can generate income independently or be sold at a premium later.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Companies like Strategy trade at a premium to their bitcoin holdings because investors believe that those firms can utilize their access to credit markets to purchase even more bitcoin.
—Hannah Lang, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The majority owner of the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, Talen Energy, last year sold its data center and land adjacent to the plant to Amazon for $650 million in a deal to eventually provide 960 megawatts of electricity, likely at a premium.
—Marc Levy, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
Priced at a premium, it’s built for astrophotographers demanding gallery-worthy results and scientific precision.
—Damian Peach, Space.com, 28 May 2025
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Companies like Strategy trade at a premium to their bitcoin holdings because investors believe that those firms can utilize their access to credit markets to purchase even more bitcoin.
—Hannah Lang, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The majority owner of the Susquehanna nuclear power plant, Talen Energy, last year sold its data center and land adjacent to the plant to Amazon for $650 million in a deal to eventually provide 960 megawatts of electricity, likely at a premium.
—Marc Levy, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
Priced at a premium, it’s built for astrophotographers demanding gallery-worthy results and scientific precision.
—Damian Peach, Space.com, 28 May 2025
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“At a premium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20premium. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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