premises

Building and land

Premises refers to a building and the land it occupies, treated as a single unit: No smoking is allowed on the premises, The police searched the premises.

The word is always plural in this sense—there is no singular "premise" meaning a building.

Separately, premises is the plural of premise, meaning assumptions underlying an argument.

logic

proposition

Statement expressing a judgment

axiom · supposition · antecedent · condition · foundation · basis · groundwork · stipulation · given · assertion

legal

lease

Temporary use contract

property · zoning · deed · mortgage · easement · conveyance · title · ownership · foreclosure · liability

property

building

Enclosed roofed structure

establishment · land · location · address · complex · campus · headquarters · residence · branch · depot

commercial

storefront

Retail facade facing street

shop · boutique · showroom · outlet · franchise · emporium · marketplace · mall · plaza · venue

Categories
Opposites
location/property

premisesoff-site

At another location

exterior · outside · street · public space · outdoors

logical reasoning

premisesconclusions

Judgments reached through reasoning

ends · results · inferences · consequences · deductions

Phrases
Family

premise, premised, premising

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G