Premium

Japanese: プレミアム

〘noun〙 (premium)① A surcharge added to the selling price when buying and selling admission tickets, commemorative stamps, etc. Also, colloquially, the increase in price when hard-to-obtain admission tickets, etc. are traded on the black market. Premium. ※Town Without Sun (1929)〈Tokunaga Nao〉The opposing camps: "It was said that if he had read the appraisal letter, there would be a premium attached." ② A prize attached to a product, a prize in a contest, etc. Used figuratively, a special benefit. Premium. ※Young People (1933-37)〈Ishizaka Yojiro〉Vol. 1: "A one-hour premium was attached to the curfew." ③ The amount exceeding the face value of stocks, bonds, etc. ※Tokyo Asahi Shimbun - December 31, 1907 (Meiji 40) "Those who are more interested in creating new companies and new stocks that generate a premium than in the government's governance." ④ Insurance premium. Insurance premium.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (premium)① 入場券や記念切手などを売買するとき、売り出し価格の上に加えられる割増金。また、俗に、手に入れにくい入場券などが、闇で取引される際の値上がり分。プレミア。※太陽のない街（1929）〈徳永直〉対峙する陣営「彼が目を通した考課状なら、プレミヤムが附くと云はれた」② 商品につける景品や、懸賞の賞品など。比喩的に用いて、特別の恩恵。プレミア。※若い人（1933‐37）〈石坂洋次郎〉上「門限に一時間のプレミアムが付せられ」③ 株式や債券などの額面超過額。※東京朝日新聞‐明治四〇年（1907）一二月三一日「国家の経綸よりも、一飛プレミヤムを生ずる新会社新株式の製造に熱中するもの」④ 保険料。保険掛け金。

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