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prime

bonus, premium

noun PREEM Less Common

Also means

prize, reward

Usage Note

Prime covers a financial bonus (une prime de fin d'année, 'year-end bonus'), an insurance premium, and the adjective use in de prime abord ('at first glance'). The expression en prime means 'as a bonus' or 'on top of that' and is very common in speech.

Examples

"Elle a reçu une prime pour ses bons résultats."

Natural Translation

She received a bonus for her good results.

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