on premises
idiom
: inside a building or on the area of land that it is on
Full meals are available at restaurant on premises.
No smoking on premises.
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Again, that’s only on the top four CSPs, not to mention the enterprise companies building on premises data centers.
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CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Consumers will be able to find it at retailers and on premises at bars and restaurants in Louisville, including Volare, 2300 Frankfort Ave., starting in mid- to late September.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The desserts at Dubrovnik, all made on premises, shouldn’t be missed, especially the thin palačinke with ice cream and Nutella ; the peach cobbler just right for summer; the espresso crème brûlée ; and the kremšnita of delicate phyllo pastry with vanilla custard crème .
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Administrators use BMCs to reinstall operating systems, install or modify apps and make configuration changes to large numbers of servers, without physically being on premises and, in many cases, without the servers being turned on.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
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CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Consumers will be able to find it at retailers and on premises at bars and restaurants in Louisville, including Volare, 2300 Frankfort Ave., starting in mid- to late September.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The desserts at Dubrovnik, all made on premises, shouldn’t be missed, especially the thin palačinke with ice cream and Nutella ; the peach cobbler just right for summer; the espresso crème brûlée ; and the kremšnita of delicate phyllo pastry with vanilla custard crème .
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Administrators use BMCs to reinstall operating systems, install or modify apps and make configuration changes to large numbers of servers, without physically being on premises and, in many cases, without the servers being turned on.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on premises
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“On premises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20premises. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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