on the premises
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: 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 resort team has planted only native flora on the premises and is working on a larger replanting effort, creating a wild garden near Asaya Spa.
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Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
And no Ozzie Guillen on the premises to tell tall tales about the Wrigley Field rats.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Do cardinals who gather for a conclave sleep on the premises?
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Utility companies are often blamed for the high energy prices, but wasteful energy use on the premises is more often the issue.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
And no Ozzie Guillen on the premises to tell tall tales about the Wrigley Field rats.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Do cardinals who gather for a conclave sleep on the premises?
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Utility companies are often blamed for the high energy prices, but wasteful energy use on the premises is more often the issue.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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