noun
    
    plural -ises
    
    premises [plural] :a building and the area of land that it is on
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    also Brit premiss [count] formal :a statement or idea that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of an argument
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    off the premises
    
    also off premises
    
    away from or outside of a building or on the area of land that it is on
    
    
    
    
    
    on the premises
    
    also on premises
    
    inside a building or on the area of land that it is on