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пре́мия — meaning in English

premiya

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English meaning

  • award noun A prize or honour given for merit or achievement.
  • bonus noun An extra payment given on top of regular wages, often as a reward for performance.
  • bounty noun A reward offered, often by an authority, for capturing a person or completing a specific task.
  • guerdon noun A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
  • incentive noun Something that motivates or encourages a particular action.
  • premium adjective Of higher quality, price, or status than the standard version.
  • prize noun An award given to the winner of a competition, contest, or lottery.
  • reward noun Something given in return for good behaviour, effort, or service.

Senses

пре́мия is used for these senses in English:

  • award A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
  • bonus An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
  • bounty (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
  • guerdon (now, _, literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
  • incentive A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
  • premium A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.
  • prize An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
  • reward Something of value given in return for an act.

award — full definition

  1. noun A prize or honour given for merit or achievement.
  2. verb To officially give someone a prize, sum of money, or other benefit as the result of a decision.

bonus — full definition

  1. noun An extra payment given on top of regular wages, often as a reward for performance.
  2. noun Any welcome extra benefit beyond what was expected.

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