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Narrator: Today's word is "Premises" — noun, pronounced /ˈpremɪsɪz/, with the stress on "prem".
Narrator: Premises means the buildings and land that a business or organisation uses.
Narrator: In plain English, the premises are where the business is.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin praemissa, things mentioned before, from old property deeds.
Narrator: A common collocation is "on the premises", which describes being inside the property.
Narrator: It differs from "premise", because a premise, singular, is an idea an argument is based on.
Narrator: Signs such as "no smoking on these premises" show its official tone.
Narrator: Law, retail, insurance and property all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: premises are a business's buildings and land.
Speaker A: Why do pub signs say "on the premises"?
Speaker B: Because it's the legal word for the building! PREMISES came from old deeds listing property.
Speaker A: Is it plural?
Speaker B: Yes, always with a plural verb.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Food must be eaten on the premises", a rule. "The company moved to new premises", a relocation. "He was escorted off the premises", a removal.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Premises takes a plural verb: the premises are, not the premises is.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Property is its legal cousin, site is its twin, and building is the plain alternative, but premises keeps its official charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "premises" in AI prompts — useful for facilities software and legal notices.
Speaker A: How would facilities software use it?
Speaker B: Track sites.
Prompt: Design a database table for company premises with address, floor area, lease end date and fire safety check date.
Speaker A: And notices?
Speaker B: Clear and polite.
Prompt: Write a sign stating that CCTV operates on these premises, in plain English.
Speaker A: Could it help inspections?
Speaker B: Yes, checklists.
Prompt: Generate a fire safety checklist for small retail premises in the UK.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Insurance quotes.
Prompt: List the questions an insurer should ask about business premises before quoting.
Premises — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary