demise (redirected from demises)

de·mise  (d-mz)

n.

1.

a. Death.

b. The end of existence or activity; termination: the demise of the streetcar.

2. Law Transfer of an estate by lease or will.

3. The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication.

v. de·mised, de·mis·ing, de·mis·es

v.tr.

1. Law To transfer (an estate) by will or lease.

2. To transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will.

v.intr.

1. Law To be transferred by will or descent: The land demised to a charitable institution.

2. To die.

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[Middle English, transfer of property, from Old French dimis, past participle of demettre, to release; see demit.]

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de·misa·ble adj.

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demise

Noun

1. the eventual failure of something originally successful

2. Euphemistic, formal death

3. Property law a transfer of an estate by lease

Verb

[-mising, -mised]

Property law to transfer for a limited period; lease [Old French demis dismissed]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demise - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" dying, death life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" grave - death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave" end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Verb	1.	demise - transfer by a lease or by a will transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

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demise

noun 1. failure, end, fall, defeat, collapse, ruin, breakdown, overthrow, downfall, dissolution, termination

noun 2. (Euphemistic) death, end, dying, passing, departure, expiration, decease

Translations

demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n (= death) → fallecimiento

demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n → décès m

demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n → Ende nt;

(death) → Tod m

demise [dɪˈmaɪz] n → decesso