Premise | Mean of premise in English Dictionary

/ˈprɛməs/

• Noun
• a building and the area of land that it is on
1. They were asked to leave the premises.
2. The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses.
3. The premises were searched by the police.
• a statement or idea that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of an argument
1. He disagreed with her premise.
2. the basic premise of the argument
3. a theory based on the simple premise that what goes up must come down
• away from or outside of a building or the area of land that it is on
1. Police escorted her off the premises.
2. The printing of the books is done off the premises. [=at another place]

• inside a building or on the area of land that it is on
1. The hotel has a restaurant on the premises. [=inside the hotel]
2. No smoking is allowed on the premises.