transcription, транскрипция: [ premɪs ]
( premises)
Note: The spelling 'premiss' is also used in British English for meaning 2.
1.
The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.
There is a kitchen on the premises...
The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
N-PLURAL : oft on the N
2.
A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. ( FORMAL )
The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete...
= assumption
N-COUNT : oft N that