premiums

noun

plural of premium
as in awards
something given in recognition of achievement encouraging Girl Scouts to sell more cookies by offering premiums

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Recent Examples of premiums Higher reimbursement rates mean higher premiums, while lower reimbursement rates result in the opposite. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 In any state, governors can create a public option to make premiums more affordable and give struggling small employers relief. — Mandy Cohen, STAT, 12 Nov. 2026 Older travelers with pre-existing conditions can get travel insurance but the premiums, eligibility and benefits can vary with age, the severity of pre-existing conditions, the type of trip and the specific provisions based on the policy. — Sakshi Udavant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 The company covers approximately 83% of employee medical costs, with staff paying the remainder through premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026 My office deals with rising rent, wages, supplies, malpractice premiums and software bills, and our payment for an office visit keeps shrinking. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026 Pegged at $50 million ahead of the sale, the Koch works ended up selling in January for more than $84 million once premiums fees were counted in. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Participants answered questions about their purchasing intentions, but the researchers did not observe sales or ask shoppers to evaluate specific price premiums for sustainable clothing. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 That means anyone who paid the higher premiums would get that money back as a refund. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premiums
  1. awards
  2. prizes
  3. accolades
  4. honors
Noun
  • As per tradition, 12 career achievement awards will be presented, all shaped like the Stella della Mole, the 12-point sculpture atop Turin’s Museo Nazionale del Cinema and an emblem of both the city and the event.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi star in writer-director Martin McDonagh’s awards hopeful about two CIA operatives who travel from Santiago, Chile, to Easter Island in 1973.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of awards
Noun
  • The Brooklyn group prizes playfulness over conformity on its latest album, plumbing country, folk, indie rock, art pop, and more for an album of giddy love songs and existential gender trouble.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Guests at the wedding reportedly played games to get raffle tickets, which could then be used to win prizes like designer bags and even what is reported to be the same vintage car the couple used after Swift attended her first Chiefs game.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of prizes
Noun
  • After a turbulent upbringing that included stints in prison, Townsend began the work negotiating gang truces that brought him widespread accolades, earning him numerous contracts with the city of Los Angeles.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Galliano, the designer whose work was initially set to the be the subject of a monographic exhibition, had gained plenty of accolades in the fashion world for his bold designs before his fall from grace.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of accolades
Noun
  • His open-face Tokyo-style egg salad bagel tied with his seasonal fruit bagel for Most Creative at April’s BagelFest West, where Rise also took Best Bagel of the West honors.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Our veterans earned their honors through sacrifice and service.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of honors

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“Premiums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premiums. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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