Demise - English meaning

dɪˈmaɪz

Demise – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A person's death.
Usage examples:
Mr grisenthwaite's tragic demise
Synonims:
DeathDyingPassingPassing awayPassing onLoss of lifeExpiryExpirationEndDeparture from lifeFinal exitDeceaseQuietus
noun
Conveyance or transfer of property or a title by will or lease.
Usage examples:
First, where a landlord let premises by demise to a tenant, he was regarded as parting with all con…

verb
Convey or grant (an estate) by will or lease.
Usage examples:
The manor and the mill were demised for twenty-one-year terms

noun
The end of the operation or existence of something
Usage examples:
Huge corporate farms have led to the demise of many small, family-owned farms.

noun
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
Usage examples:
In a mortgage by demise, the lender becomes the owner of the mortgaged property until the loan is r…

noun
The death of a person
Usage examples:
Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise.

noun
The end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system
Usage examples:
Demise of the demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.

noun
The death of a person
Usage examples:
Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise., my visits to his house conti…

Demise translation into English

Demise: translate from English into Chinese

灭亡, 禅让, 让位, 薨, 让渡, 遗赠, 终

Demise: translate from English into Dutch

Ondergang, Overlijden, Overdracht, Verhuren, Vermaking, Vermaken

Demise: translate from English into French

Disparition, Mort, Fin, Décès, Cessation, Léguer, Transfert par legs, Transfert par testament

Demise: translate from English into German

Ableben

Demise: translate from English into Hindi

मृत्यु, निधन, हिब्बा, मरण, हिब्बा करना, वसीयत करना, पट्टा करना, पट्टान्तरण करना

Demise: translate from English into Italian

Decesso, Morte, Trasferimento

Demise: translate from English into Korean

권리 양도, 소멸, 계승, 붕어, 권리 설정, 양도하다

Demise: translate from English into Russian

Кончина, Смерть, Сдавать в аренду, Сдача недвижимости в аренду, Переход короны наследнику, Переход прав наследнику, Отречение от престола, Завещать имущество, Передавать по наследству

Demise: translate from English into Spanish

Fallecimiento, Muerte, Caída, Morir, Traspaso, Mortalidad, Caer

Word origin

late Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see d

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Demise synonims

death

deθ

noun
The action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism.
Usage examples:
He had been depressed since the death of his father

noun
The end of life
Usage examples:
[ c ] a sudden/natural death, [ u ] i hope she finds the peace in death she never found in life., […

noun
Extremely bored, frightened, etc.
Usage examples:
She's frightened to death of snakes.

Death - all meanings in English

decease

dɪˈsiːs

noun
A person's death.
Usage examples:
He held the post until his untimely decease in 1991

verb
Die.
Usage examples:
He deceased at his palace of croydon

noun
A person's death
Usage examples:
The house will not be yours till after your mother's decease.

Decease - all meanings in English

dying

ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ

adjective
On the point of death.
Usage examples:
He visited his dying mother

verb
(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.
Usage examples:
He died of tuberculosis

Present participle of die

Dying - all meanings in English

end

noun
A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
Usage examples:
The end of the year

verb
Come or bring to a final point; finish.
Usage examples:
When the war ended, policy changed

suffix
Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.
Usage examples:
Dividend

End - all meanings in English

expiration

ˌek.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən

noun
The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid.
Usage examples:
The expiration of the lease

noun
The end of a period of time during which an agreement or official document can be used
Usage examples:
He stayed on past the expiration of his tourist visa.

noun
→ expiry
Usage examples:
Trading was brisk as the quarterly expiration of options and futures spurred demand for shares.

Expiration - all meanings in English

expiry

ɪkˈspaɪə.ri

noun
The end of the period for which something is valid.
Usage examples:
The expiry of the patent

noun
The end of an agreement or a document after a fixed length of time
Usage examples:
The expiry of sth the restrictions must apply for not more than two years beyond the expiry of any …

noun
The situation in which something that lasts for a fixed length of time comes to an end or stops being in use
Usage examples:
The expiry of a lease/visa, expiry date what is the expiry date of your credit card? (= what is the…

Expiry - all meanings in English

loss of life

phrase
An occasion when a number of people die
Usage examples:
The plane crashed with serious loss of life., an incident is judged significant if it results in lo…

Loss of life - all meanings in English

passing

adjective
Going past.
Usage examples:
Passing cars

noun
The passage of something, especially time.
Usage examples:
With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb
Move or cause to move in a specified direction.
Usage examples:
He passed through towns and villages

Passing - all meanings in English

quietus

noun
Death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life.
Usage examples:
Then there are those who brim with passion not just for the state-approved quietus, but with fury f…

Quietus - all meanings in English

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