premises vs premise
Definitions
noun
- land and the buildings on it
Examples
There were old people coming to her premises by car who were not able to park outside her shop because of the taxi ranks.
The Australian was interested in Iroquois Falls because the Paper Company owns the whole town; they have made the streets and the municipality, and the stores, and they were good enough to rent premises to Dr. Monteith for his liquor store, to make some revenue.
He was a solicitor and was using my room as a temporary convenience until his new premises were ready.
Definitions
verb
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- take something as preexisting and given
- set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
noun
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Examples
The premise kinda sounds interesting and it has a good cast, but it also sounds a bit too overdramatic and emo …
There were old people coming to her premises by car who were not able to park outside her shop because of the taxi ranks.
The Australian was interested in Iroquois Falls because the Paper Company owns the whole town; they have made the streets and the municipality, and the stores, and they were good enough to rent premises to Dr. Monteith for his liquor store, to make some revenue.
