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feminine

/pʁim/

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Translation

bonus, allowance; premium (insurance)

Word origin

From Latin praemium ('reward, prize'). The commercial sense reached modern French partly by way of English 'premium'.

Origin: Latin
Root: praemium
English cognates: premium

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralprimes

Examples

He got an end-of-year bonus.

The bonuses come through with the June pay.

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The insurance premium has gone up a lot.

She is counting on her bonus to go travelling.

These bonuses do not apply to everyone.

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This word is part of lesson 49.