a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
The physical location where a utility service is located (for example, where the meter is installed or trash is picked up) See the explanation of Separate Customer Account # and Premise # for more information
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
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
it is the rule (often time unstated) that governs a thesis and its rationale A premise, thesis, and rationale make up a syllogism Here is an example: premise - all birds have feathers; rationale: (because) the sparrow has feathers; thesis (therefore) the sparrow is a bird
A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete = assumption
To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings
Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted
is used to control the continuity of the piece This is a "What If" statement Premise Driven-the presentation (the "patter, " plot, staging, and technical handling) is developed from a premise
A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn A starting point of reasoning For example, one might say, in commenting on someone's reasoning, "You seem to be reasoning from the premise that everyone is selfish in everything they do Do you hold this belief?
that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted
furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"