premises
- nounADJECTIVE▪ new▪
The company moved to new purpose-built premises in Mumbai.
▪ suitable▪ bigger, larger▪We are moving to larger premises next month.
▪ existing▪ alternative▪The congregation has been looking for alternative premises for some time.
▪ cramped, modest▪ city-centre (BrE)▪ purpose-built▪ adjoining, neighbouring/neighboring▪ temporary▪ rented▪ private, residential▪ licensed, unlicensed (both BrE)▪Persons under eighteen should not be served alcohol in licensed premises.
▪ business, church, club, commercial, company, factory, hospital, hotel, industrial, office, retail, school, shop (esp. BrE)VERB + PREMISES▪ enter▪The police have the power to enter the premises at any time.
▪ find▪ own▪ acquire, lease▪ move to▪ occupy, use▪ leave, vacatePREPOSITION▪ off the premises▪Police were called to escort her off the premises.
▪ on the premises▪Smoking is strictly forbidden on school premises.
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premises — prem·is·es / pre mə səz/ n pl 1: matters previously stated: as a: the preliminary part of a deed that includes a description of the real estate and that precedes the habendum b: the preliminary part of a bill in equity that states the facts,… … Law dictionary
premises — prem‧is‧es [ˈpremsz] noun [plural] PROPERTY the buildings and land used by a shop, business, hotel etc: • establishments serving beers and ales brewed on the premises • business premises * * * premises UK US /ˈpremɪsɪz/ plural noun PROPERTY … Financial and business terms
premises — building and grounds, 1730; see PREMISE (Cf. premise) … Etymology dictionary
premises — [n] grounds and buildings bounds, campus, digs, establishment, fix, flat, hangout*, home, house, joint*, land, lay, layout, limits, neck of the woods*, office, pad, place, plant, property, real estate*, roof, scene, site, spot, terrace, turf,… … New thesaurus
premises — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context … English terms dictionary
Premises — Premise Prem ise, n.; pl. {Premises}. [Written also, less properly, {premiss}.] [F. pr[ e]misse, fr. L. praemissus, p. p. of praemittere to send before; prae before + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. A proposition antecedently supposed or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Premises — For other uses, see Premise Premises are land and buildings together considered as a property. This usage arose from property owners finding the word in their title deeds, where it originally correctly meant the aforementioned; what this document … Wikipedia
premises — prem|is|es [ premisəz ] noun plural ** the buildings and land that a business or organization uses: The charity is hoping to move to new premises next year. on/off the premises: While on the premises, all visitors must carry some form of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
premises */*/ — UK [ˈpremɪsɪz] / US [ˈpremɪsəz] noun [plural] the buildings and land that a business or organization uses The charity is hoping to move to new premises next year. business/school/shop premises: Banks and business premises were damaged by… … English dictionary
premises — n. property on the premises (to be consumed on the premises) * * * [ property ] on the premises (to be consumed on the premises) … Combinatory dictionary
