The phrase "a certain premium" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific additional cost or fee that is not precisely defined but is understood in context.
Example: "Investors are willing to pay a certain premium for stocks that show consistent growth potential."
Alternatives: "a specific surcharge" or "an additional fee".
Our theoretical framework indicates that a certain premium for forward contracting is required for efficient allocation of generation capacity.
In the other, customers can pay for subscription services, where they receive the content of a certain premium channel, like HBO, whenever they want.
To have grumbled about the fact would have seemed distinctly odd, and there was even a certain premium in theatrical marathons, such as David Edgar's adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby.
So argues Jasper Lawler of CMC Markets, who writes: The failure of the Pfizer-AstraZeneca deal has added to the bad feelings in markets today as a certain premium had been built into prices with the belief this mega-merger could bring about a new wave of M&A.
Others look to crowd deductions into one year, thereby reducing that year's income below a certain premium level.
By paying a certain premium, an investor sacrificed some part of his expected return in exchange for being protected from default of the bond issuer.
The fee won't apply to A.T.M. transactions, and it won't be charged to customers with certain premium accounts, a bank spokeswoman, Betty Riess, said.
Groups of consumers are said to be willing to pay a certain price premium for organic foods.
Then, European regulators have put a cap on how much carriers can charge for certain premium services like international roaming.
With overtime, additional work assignments and certain premium payments, wages can end up being quite a bit higher.
We believe that this significant, immediate and certain premium offers superior value to owning Dell as a stand-alone entity today.
