premises C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈpɹemɪsɪz/ UK /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #7480 Meanings 1 noun A building or piece of land used by a business or organization. The caretaker lives on the premises. 2 noun The statements or ideas that an argument or conclusion is based on. His whole theory rests on a few shaky premises. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms off-premiseson-premise Etymology See premise Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # premises **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹemɪsɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 7480 ## Meanings 1. A building or piece of land used by a business or organization. 2. The statements or ideas that an argument or conclusion is based on. ## Examples - The caretaker lives on the premises. - His whole theory rests on a few shaky premises. ## Derived Forms - off-premises - on-premise ## Etymology See premise ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown