Premiums
[pri:miəmz]
Definition
(pl. ) of Premium
Editor: Trudy
Examples
- Those republics encouraged the acquisition of those exercises, by bestowing little premiums and badges of distinction upon those who excelled in them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Bounties are sometimes called premiums, as drawbacks are sometimes called bounties. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The expense of premiums, besides, is very trifling, that of bounties very great. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Editor: Trudy