Premise vs Premises
Premise usually means assumption, supposition; whereas, Premises means an apartment, house or building and its grounds.
Premise
The word Premise refers to a proposition for arguing a point a writer or a speaker wants to make. You might remember, when in high school or college, you were asked to provide a Premise to support an essay or an answer. It’s a statement serving as a basis for an argument; a proposition helping to support a conclusion.
"On what premise, is the accused asking for bail from the court of law?"
"They premised that the universe was three billion years old". (Here premise has been used as a verb).
Premises
The word Premises would be the correct choice when referring to a location – land or the building on the land. It can also refer to a building or part of a building.
"Our designer is located on the premises".
"We provide best on-premises services".
"The policemen removed the protesters from the school premises".
Premises, when referring to location, is both singular and plural. This is an important rule to remember. The word premises is not the plural for premises.
I presume you have read this entry. Based on that premise, we conclude that when you are at home today, you will know that you are on your premises!
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