fee vs premium

fee

noun
  • An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good that is minor compared to the underlying cost. 

  • A right to the use of a superior's land as a stipend for certain services to be performed, typically military service. 

  • Synonym of fief: the land so held. 

  • An inheritable estate in land, whether absolute and without limitation to potential heirs (fee simple) or with limitations to particular kinds of heirs (fee tail). 

  • An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of performance of certain services, typically military service. 

verb
  • To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe. 

premium

noun
  • A bonus paid in addition to normal payments. 

  • The amount to be paid for an insurance policy. 

  • Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else. 

  • An unusually high value. 

  • A prize or award. 

  • The amount by which a security's value exceeds its face value. 

adj
  • High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury. 

  • Superior in quality; higher in price or value. 

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