premises — a house or building together with its land and outbuildings
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a house or building together with its land and outbuildings
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpremɪsɪz/
Example Sentences
- The security guard kicked out the teenagers loitering on the premises.
- No smoking is allowed anywhere on the hospital premises.
- The detective's theory was built on shaky premises and fell apart quickly.
premises
NOUN[/ˈpremɪsɪz/]
a house or building together with its land and outbuildings
Security guards patrol the factory premises after hours to keep intruders out.
These premises house his nemeses, as he emphasizes!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'premisse' and Medieval Latin 'praemissa', derived from Latin 'praemittere' meaning 'to send before' or 'to put forward'. The term originally referred to propositions stated beforehand in logic, then evolved to mean 'matters stated previously' in legal documents, and eventually came to refer to a building and its grounds.
Breakdown
prae- (before) + mittere (send) = praemittere (send before) → premise (proposition sent before) → premises (plural form, extended to mean a house or building)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The security guard kicked out the teenagers loitering on the premises.”
“No smoking is allowed anywhere on the hospital premises.”
“The detective's theory was built on shaky premises and fell apart quickly.”
“The pizza delivery guy got lost trying to find our office premises in the maze-like building.”
“The haunted house tour guide warned visitors not to leave the designated premises alone.”
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