premises
Word-form referencespremise
Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹɛməsɪz/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈpɹɛmɪsiz/
Pronunciation notes
- nonstandard
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/ˈpɹemɪsɪz/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
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/ˈpɹeməsəz/
Pronunciation notes
- New-Zealand
Noun
Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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The caretaker lives on the premises.
The subject of a conveyance or deed.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
The vagina.
Usage- euphemistic
- Obsolete
- plural
- Plural only
- Slang
- Examples
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More examples (1)
[…] ſhe charges her to put him to it as a virgin ought to do; and farther, that as ſoon as he entered the premiſes, with fome feigned reluctancy on her part, muſt fall into a fainting ſhriek, as if ſhe had fallen into a cold water in a hot fit.
Noun
land and the buildings on it
- Examples
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bread is baked on the premises
they were evicted from the premises