The phrase "a substantial premium for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant additional cost or value associated with a product, service, or investment.
Example: "Investors are willing to pay a substantial premium for companies with strong growth potential."
Alternatives: "a significant markup for" or "a considerable extra cost for".
They give you a discount on power most hours of most days, but charge a substantial premium for power on the highest demand days of the summer.
James Moore, an analyst with the British bank HSBC in London, said the ratio was fair, although it lacked a substantial premium for GKN shareholders.
Raise your home to what the FEMA maps tell you you need to, or pay a substantial premium for flood insurance".
"You are paying a substantial premium for that fourth and fifth bedroom," said John Burger, a managing director with Brown Harris Stevens and a specialist in these high-priced apartments.
"We urge Willamette and its board to commence discussions with Weyerhaeuser to reach an agreement that will permit Willamette shareholders to receive a substantial premium for their shares and otherwise serve the best interests of all Willamette constituencies," the statement said.
Opportunities to do the latter are drying up.So SABMiller's failure to offer a substantial premium for Foster's may seem puzzling, especially given that the country's beer market, split between two big brewers, Foster's itself and Lion Nathan, owned by Japan's Kirin, is particularly profitable.
But it prevents quick sales to the many buyers who are at the lower end of the income scale or the lower end of the preference scale and who therefore are unwilling to pay any substantial premium for product or reputation superiority.
There is a substantial premium paid for Fairtrade products.
Of course, there are particularly well-designed pieces by famous jewelers, so you are paying a very substantial premium for the design and for the "name". But if you were to sell these designer pieces, while you will definitely get some premium over weight, it will not be vastly more than the weight that an ordinary gold piece would bring.
LAST week, when the Union Pacific Corporation agreed to buy the Overnite Transportation Company for a substantial premium over its market price, investors began to wonder if more takeovers of trucking companies were likely.
DiSalvo does follow the direction of some research in arguing for a substantial premium based on greater job security and the value of a defined benefit pension.
