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Meanings of premises in English

Closed area destined to a given purpose.

Land and buildings together considered as a property.

Usage of premises in English
1
At the end of the year he began looking for new premises.
Edward Burne-Jones. A Biography
2
Inspections were carried out at premises in Ireland, Germany, Belgium and Britain.
The Irish Times
3
The company is moving to new premises at South County Business Park.
The Irish Times
4
He might well debate as to his own duty in the premises.
The Lost Trail
5
We're also looking for a second premises, so the indicators are good.
The Irish Times
6
Security guards, police officers or both are often working on the premises.
BBC
7
The company denied allowing the premises to be used for illegal gaming.
The Irish Times
8
Global music technology company InMusic have new premises on Auckland's Karangahape Rd.
Radio NZ
9
The place is much exposed; the premises are large and very accessible.'
The suspicions of mr. whicher: a shocking murder and the undoing...
10
The situation could only be rectified by introducing licensing of food premises.
The Irish Times
11
Shifts can be used to limit the number of employees on premises.
Jamaica Observer
12
There have been six attacks on the premises and staff this year.
The Guardian
13
A new premises for The Asia Society opened at 725 Park Avenue.
The new yorker
14
A pipe-bomb type device was discovered in commercial premises in Belfast today.
The Irish Times
15
In England the farm-house faces the road and the premises lie behind.
East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champa...
16
The rest of the day we spent mostly in exploring the premises.
Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2.
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Premises through the time
Premises across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Less common
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