Premises

/ˈpɹɛməsiːz/ noun

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

Meaning

  1. (noun) Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
  2. (noun) The subject of a conveyance or deed
  3. (noun) A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  4. (noun) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
  5. (noun) (usually in the plural) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
  6. (noun) (usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts. “trespass on another’s premises”
  7. (noun) (authorship) The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.

Letter breakdown

  • Premises contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 12.

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What does Premises mean?

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

How many letters are in Premises?

Premises has 8 letters.

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