1. （企业或机构使用的）房屋及土地；经营场所；办公场所
    The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place.

    e.g. There is a kitchen on the premises...
           该处有一个厨房。
    e.g. The business moved to premises in Brompton Road.
           这家公司搬到了布朗普顿路。

2. 前提
    A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.

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    e.g. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete...
           前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
    e.g. The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
           这个项目是以这个社会男女平等为前提的。