place at a premium



place something at a premium

to force up the value of something so that its price is higher. The rapid changes in the market placed all the medical stocks at a premium. The goods had been placed at a premium by the changing market conditions.
See also: place, premium

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CobyKO-beeEnglish
Parnel-English (Archaic)
Nicoline-French, Dutch
Henye-Yiddish
Cummings['kʌmiŋz]
Fairuz-Arabic