Premises: meaning, definitions and examples

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premises

 

[ หˆprษ›mษชsษชz ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

in real estate

The land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization, or the area of land and buildings used for a particular purpose.

Synonyms

estate, land, property

Examples of usage

  • The company's premises are located in the city center.
  • The new store will be opening on the premises next month.
Context #2 | Noun

in logic

A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.

Synonyms

assumption, hypothesis, presupposition

Examples of usage

  • The argument is based on the premise that all humans are equal.
  • Let's examine the premises of this reasoning.

Translations

Translations of the word "premises" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น premissas

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเคฐเคฟเคธเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Prรคmissen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ premis

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะตั€ะตะดัƒะผะพะฒะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przesล‚anki

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ‰ๆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท prรฉmisses

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ premisas

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รถncรผller

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ „์ œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูุฑุถูŠุงุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™edpoklady

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ predpoklady

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‰ๆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ predpostavke

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ forsendur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะปา“ั‹ัˆะฐั€ั‚ั‚ะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™minatlar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ premisas

Etymology

The word 'premises' originated from the Latin word 'praemissus', which means 'placed before'. In legal terms, the concept of premises evolved to refer to the land and buildings owned by someone. In logic, the term 'premises' is used to indicate the statements or propositions upon which an argument is based. Over time, 'premises' has become a common term in both real estate and logical reasoning.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,418, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.