premises

noun

/ˈpremɪsɪz/

[plural]

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the building and land near to it that a business owns or uses
- business/commercial/industrial premises
- The company is looking for larger premises.
- These premises are regularly checked by security guards.
- on the premises No alcohol may be consumed on the premises.
- off the premises Police were called to escort her off the premises.
Synonyms building
building
- property
- premises
- complex
- structure
- block
These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls
- building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.
- property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
  We have a buyer who would like to view the property.
  The price of property has risen enormously.
  This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.
- premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
  The company is looking for larger premises.
- complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
  a leisure complex
- structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
  The pier is a wooden structure.
- block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose:
  a block of flats
  the school’s science block
Patterns
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Extra Examples
- Smoking is strictly forbidden on school premises.
- The company is moving to new premises next month.
- The congregation has been looking for alternative premises for some time.
Topics Buildingsc1, Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- new
- suitable
- bigger
- …
verb + premises
- enter
- find
- own
- …
preposition
- off the premises
- on the premises
See full entry

单词	premises
释义	premises noun /ˈpremɪsɪz/ /ˈpremɪsɪz/ [plural] jump to other results the building and land near to it that a business owns or uses business/commercial/industrial premises The company is looking for larger premises. These premises are regularly checked by security guards. on the premises No alcohol may be consumed on the premises. off the premises Police were called to escort her off the premises. Synonyms buildingbuilding property premises complex structure block These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls. property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings: We have a buyer who would like to view the property. The price of property has risen enormously. This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land. premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses: The company is looking for larger premises. complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place: a leisure complex structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building: The pier is a wooden structure. block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose: a block of flats the school’s science block Patterns a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block an apartment building/complex/block a/the school building/premises to build a property/complex/structure/block to put up a building/property/structure/block to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block Extra Examples Smoking is strictly forbidden on school premises. The company is moving to new premises next month. The congregation has been looking for alternative premises for some time. Topics Buildingsc1, Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective new suitable bigger … verb + premises enter find own … preposition off the premises on the premises See full entry
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