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premie

Premie is a term used in Dutch and several related languages to denote a payment made for protection, service, or potential profit. In everyday use it most often refers to an insurance premium — the regular amount paid to maintain coverage under a life, health, auto, or property policy. Premiums are typically calculated based on risk factors such as age, health, coverage amount, policy term, and deductibles, and they can be fixed or variable. They are usually paid monthly, quarterly, or annually; missed payments may lead to a lapse in coverage, subject to policy terms and grace periods.

In financial markets, premium denotes the price paid to acquire a financial instrument or to compensate a

Etymology: The word derives from French prime, meaning reward or premium, and has been adopted in Dutch

seller
for
risk.
The
option
premium
is
the
price
to
buy
a
call
or
put
option.
Fixed-income
markets
also
use
the
term
to
describe
a
bond
trading
above
its
face
value,
where
the
extra
amount
represents
a
premium
related
to
interest-rate
expectations.
In
economics,
the
term
can
describe
a
risk
premium—the
additional
expected
return
required
for
taking
on
risk.
and
related
languages
with
similar
meanings.