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Premises Common

Origin: Latin prefix pre-

Premises has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

land and the buildings on it

"bread is baked on the premises"

"the were evicted from the premises"

2

land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

"The police searched both premises after discovering drugs in the first apartment."

3

plural of premise

In plain English: Premises means all of the land and buildings that make up a specific property, such as an office building and its surrounding yard.

"The security guard patrolled all three buildings on the premises to keep people safe after dark."

Usage: Use premises to refer collectively to a building or group of buildings along with their surrounding grounds as one location. It is often used in legal contexts regarding liability for accidents that occur within those specific boundaries.

Example Sentences
"The security guard patrolled all three buildings on the premises to keep people safe after dark." noun
"The office premises were locked down during the storm." noun
"Visitors must sign in at the front desk before entering the premises." noun
"Safety inspections of the building premises are scheduled for next week." noun
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Rhyming Words
ses oses uses tases fuses doses eases hoses poses oases bases rises noses muses buses arses smses asses yeses esses
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