on the premises
idiom
: inside a building or on the area of land that it is on
The hotel has a restaurant on the premises.
No smoking is allowed on the premises.
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The restaurant reportedly had no employee food handlers’ cards or a food safety manager certificate on the premises.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
That would be Frédéric Fekkai, whose salon is on the premises.
—John Ortved, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
Jackson asked Abendshien to keep quiet about his visit, but with reporters on the premises, the pop icon’s appearance made news.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
That would be Frédéric Fekkai, whose salon is on the premises.
—John Ortved, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
Jackson asked Abendshien to keep quiet about his visit, but with reporters on the premises, the pop icon’s appearance made news.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the premises
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“On the premises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20premises. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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