Premium-rate telephone number — Premium rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers for telephone calls during which certain services are provided, and for which prices higher than normal are charged. Unlike a normal call, part of the call charge is paid to the service… … Wikipedia
premium rate — UK US noun [C] UK COMMUNICATIONS ► a higher rate that a phone company charges customers for special phone numbers: »Anyone who wants to respond can dial at premium rate of around £1.50 a minute and leave a message. → Compare STANDARD RATE(Cf.… … Financial and business terms
premium-rate — UK US noun [C] UK COMMUNICATIONS ► a higher rate that a phone company charges customers for special phone numbers: »Anyone who wants to respond can dial at premium rate of around £1.50 a minute and leave a message. → Compare STANDARD RATE(Cf.… … Financial and business terms
premium rate — adj BrE premium rate number/line/service a telephone connection to a particular service or company that costs a lot more than the usual rate when you call it because the company you are calling takes some of the money that you pay … Dictionary of contemporary English
premium-rate telephone number — noun A telephone number for which an extra charge is assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number. Syn: 800 number … Wiktionary
International Premium Rate Service — is a planned international telephone service, using the country calling code 979, based on caller pays calls from participating countries to the IPRS subscriber s number.The format of the numbers will be 979 a bcdefghi, where the a digit, 1, 3, 5 … Wikipedia
Premium — A premium can be: * a bonus paid in addition to normal payments * a marketing term for a bundled good or service * Risk premium, the monetary difference between the guaranteed return and the possible return on an investment * Insurance premium ** … Wikipedia
Premium Financing — involves the lending of funds to a person or company to cover the cost of an insurance premium. Premium finance loans are often provided by third party finance entity known as a Premium Financing Company ; however insurance companies and… … Wikipedia
premium — pre·mi·um / prē mē əm/ n 1: the difference between the face value or par value of a security and its market price when the latter is greater compare discount 2: the price paid for an insurance contract equal to the cost per unit times the number… … Law dictionary
Premium Bond — A Premium Bond is a lottery bond issued by the United Kingdom government s National Savings and Investments scheme. The government promises to buy back the bond, on request, for its original price.Premium Bonds were introduced by the government… … Wikipedia
premium — consideration paid for an insurance policy. Glossary of Business Terms (1) The additional payment allowed by exchange regulation for delivery of higher than required standards or grades of a commodity against a futures contract. (2) In speaking… … Financial and business terms