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headquarters

English

Etymology

head +? quarters

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?d.?kw??.t?z/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?h?d.?kw??.t?z/

Noun

headquarters (plural headquarters)

  1. The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
  2. The center of an organization's operations or administration.
  3. A place of concentrated activity or influence.

Usage notes

  • The word is plural in construction and can take singular or plural verbs.

Synonyms

  • HQ, h.q.
  • head office

Related terms

  • (US) headquarter

Translations

headquarters From the web:

  • what headquarters are in seattle
  • what headquarters are in atlanta
  • what headquarters are in canton ohio
  • what headquarters are in chicago
  • what headquarters are in texas
  • what headquarters are in new york
  • what headquarters are in silicon valley


premises

English

Alternative forms

  • præmises (archaic)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p??m?si?z/, IPA(key): /?p??m?s?s/

Etymology 1

See premise

Noun

premises pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only) land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
  2. (law, plural only) The subject of a conveyance or deed
Derived terms
  • on-premises
Translations
References
  • premises on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Noun

premises

  1. plural of premise

Anagrams

  • emprises, impreses, impresse, mesprise, spiremes

premises From the web:

  • what premises mean
  • what premises does the author provide
  • what premises are allowed to open
  • what premises mean in spanish
  • what premises does it mean
  • what premises are business rules based
  • what's premises in law
  • premises meaning in hindi
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