demise

7 definitions • 11 examples

the death of a person:

Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise.

the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system:

demise of The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.

the death of a person:

Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise.

My visits to his house continued until his sad demise at 86.

Nothing will ever make sense of her untimely demise at such a young age.

She blamed herself for his tragic demise.

My own demise is not something I care to contemplate.

We were all stunned by his sudden demise.

the end of the operation or existence of something:

Huge corporate farms have led to the demise of many small, family-owned farms.

fml (of a person) Demise means death.

property that you rent or give to someone for a particular number of years, or a legal agreement in which you rent or give this property:

In a mortgage by demise, the lender becomes the owner of the mortgaged property until the loan is repaid.

to rent or give property to someone for a particular number of years:

If an apartment is rented under a written lease, it is referred to in the lease as the "demised premises".