US /ˈpɹemɪsɪz/ UK /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/
noun verb Freq #7480

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A building or piece of land used by a business or organization.

    The caretaker lives on the premises.

  2. 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

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