Sorry for being a grammar nazi, but this one is a serious pet peeve. The singular of "premises" isn't "premise", it's "premises".
Sorry for being a grammar nazi, but this one is a serious pet peeve. The singular of "premises" isn't "premise", it's "premises".
Either way "on-premises licenses" sounds weird so I'm likely to stick with "on-premise licenses" regardless. Sorry.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20premises
Premise (singular) is a presupposition. The premise is that we can get this done in 3 weeks.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premise
I agree, it sounds weird. I'd avoid it all together and use on-site.
Edit to add: or, as uncle-comment (?) pointed out with the Wikipedia article, on-premises software is a thing. On-prem might be a good compromise, depending on your penchant for shortening like that.
Downvoted for expressing contempt for the English language and common decency, but then failing to add in the obvious "irregardless."