off-premises
off-premises — adverb
1. happening or located somewhere else, not inside a company's building or on the l
happening or located somewhere else, not inside a company's building or on the land it owns.
The hotel lets guests eat off-premises if they prefer a nearby restaurant.
after a verb: eat / dine / stay off-premises
Aarav stored the backup files off-premises in case of a fire at the office.
stored / kept + off-premises for safety
Staff at the clinic are not allowed to discuss patient records off-premises.
The wedding caterer prepared most of the food off-premises and delivered it warm.
Talia parked off-premises because the factory lot was already full that morning.
- on-premises
inside the building or on its grounds
- on-site
at the place where work or an event happens
用法筆記
Often contrasts with 'on-premises' or 'on-site'; typically modifies a verb of activity (eat, store, work, park) to say it happens elsewhere.
常見錯誤
off-premises — adjective
1. describing something that is kept, done, or based away from a company's building
describing something that is kept, done, or based away from a company's building and the land it owns.
The bank uses an off-premises server room far from its main office.
before a noun: off-premises + server / storage / event
Kian booked an off-premises venue so the whole team could relax away from work.
off-premises venue / location
Their off-premises catering service cooks everything in a separate kitchen across town.
Esme set up off-premises backups so the records would survive any office accident.
- on-premises
located on the company's own property
- in-house
done inside the organisation rather than outside
用法筆記
Used before the noun (attributive); the matching adverb form follows a verb instead. Distinguish from sense given under the adverb by checking whether it modifies a noun or a verb.