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Demise

/dɪˈmaɪz/

The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

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📖 Definitions of "Demise"

noun

1
The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
2
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
3
Death.
4
The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
"The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise."

verb

1
To give.
2
To convey, as by will or lease.
3
To transmit by inheritance.
4
To pass by inheritance.

🔄 Synonyms of "Demise"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
dyingnoun	Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

↔️ Antonyms of "Demise"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Demise"

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Word	Definition
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
dyingnoun	The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.
rentnoun	A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
bankruptcynoun	(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
ordernoun	(countable) A command.
surrendernoun	An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
purposenoun	The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
closurenoun	An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
endnoun	The terminal point of something in space or time.
cancellationnoun	The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
terminationnoun	The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
dissolutionnoun	Dissolving, or going into solution.
cessationnoun	(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
discontinuancenoun	The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
abolitionnoun	(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
expirynoun	(British, New Zealand, Australia) End; termination; expiration.
decommissioningnoun	The act by which something is decommissioned.
disbandingnoun	A disbandment.
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.