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    prem·is·es
    /ˈpreməsəz/

    plural

    • 1. a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context: "business premises"

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  2. The meaning of PREMISE is a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference; specifically : either of the first two propositions of a syllogism from which the conclusion is drawn. How to use premise in a sentence.

  3. the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization: The company is relocating to new premises. There is no smoking allowed anywhere on school premises. The ice cream is made on the premises (= in the building where it is sold).

  4. PREMISE definition: 1. an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: 2. to base a theory, argument, etc…. Learn more.

  5. A premise is what forms the basis of a theory or a plot. When you called 911 on the guy in your back yard, it was on the premise that he was a thief and not the meter-reader. In logic, the premise is the basic statement upon whose truth an argument is based.

  6. Premise definition: a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.. See examples of PREMISE used in a sentence.

  7. Premises has another, unrelated meaning — it can also be the assumption or hypothesis from which a conclusion is drawn. The English writer Samuel Butler said, “Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.”

  8. Premises definition: a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business. See examples of PREMISES used in a sentence.

  9. PREMISE meaning: 1. an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: 2. to base a theory, argument, etc…. Learn more.

  10. A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.

  11. a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument. the basic premise of her argument. The argument rests on a false premise. His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.