premise

S2 W2

BrE /ˈprɛmɪs/ AmE /ˈprɛmɪs/

noun en → es

1 BUILDING [singular] B1

a building or piece of land, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as an office or factory.

edificio, propiedad, terreno

  • the premises of a company

Collocations office premises · industrial premises

  • The meeting will be held at the company's premises.

    La reunión se llevará a cabo en las instalaciones de la empresa.

2 STATEMENT [singular] B2

a statement or idea that is accepted as being true, and from which other statements can be developed.

suposición, premisa, base

  • on the premise that

Collocations premise for an argument · premise of a theory

  • We can't accept this proposal on the premise that it is based on false information.

    No podemos aceptar esta propuesta sobre la base de que está basada en información falsa.

3 PROPERTY [singular] C1

the land and buildings that belong to a particular person or organization.

propiedad, terreno, inmueble

  • own the premises

Collocations commercial premises · residential premises

  • The company owns several commercial premises in downtown.

    La empresa posee varias propiedades comerciales en el centro de la ciudad.