demise
11demise — I v. To convey or create an estate for years or life. To lease; to bequeath or transmit by succession or inheritance II n. A conveyance of an estate to another for life, for years, or at will (most commonly for years); a lease. Originally a… …
12demise — ▪ I. demise de‧mise 1 [dɪˈmaɪz] noun [countable usually singular] LAW PROPERTY when a property owner rents property to someone, or the rented property itself: • Where the demise includes the whole of a building the airspace above the building may …
13demise — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sad, tragic, unfortunate ▪ rapid, sudden ▪ The war brought about the industry s sudden demise. ▪ early …
14demise — de|mise [dıˈmaız] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: Old French demis sent away ] 1.) formal the end of something that used to exist demise of ▪ the imminent demise (=happening soon) of the local newspaper 2.) formal or law death …
15demise — [[t]dɪma͟ɪz[/t]] N SING: usu with poss The demise of something or someone is their end or death. [FORMAL] ...the demise of the reform movement... Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise …
16demise — noun (U) 1 formal the end of something that used to exist (+ of): the sad demise of the local newspaper 2 formal or law death demise verb (I) especially AmE: The sport has continued to demise over the years …
17demise — demisability, n. demisable, adj. /di muyz /, n., v., demised, demising. n. 1. death or decease. 2. termination of existence or operation: the demise of the empire. 3. Law. a. a death or decease occasioning the transfer of an estate. b. a… …
18demise — de|mise [ dı maız ] noun singular VERY FORMAL 1. ) the time when something stops existing: the demise of the typewriter in this computer age 2. ) the death of a person: the senator s untimely demise …
19demise — But fears about the demise of the U.S. economy look exaggerated (Observer). They would just about have to. Demise does not mean decline, as is all too often thought. It means death. It applies to things that no longer exist at all …
20demise — noun 1) her tragic demise Syn: death, dying, passing, loss of life, end, quietus; formal decease; archaic expiry Ant: birth 2) the demise of the Ottoman empire Syn: end …
