Meaning
prize, award
- reward
- premium
- bonus
In a sentence
Ho vinto un premio al concorso di fotografia.
I won a prize in the photography contest.
Ti hanno dato un premio per il buon lavoro?
Did they give you a reward for the good work?
Il primo premio della lotteria è un viaggio a Parigi.
The first prize of the lottery is a trip to Paris.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| premio | masculine · singular |
| premi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use premio for prizes and awards. For salary-related extra pay, premio is possible, but bonus is also very common in modern business Italian.
- Don’t confuse premio with ricompensa: ricompensa is a reward for help, honesty, or returning something, often more personal than premio.
- In insurance, premio means the premium you pay, not a special offer. Learners often misread this sense from English.