demise
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/dɪˈmaɪz/
English
Definitions
noun
- The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
- 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.
- Death.
- The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.“The lack of funding ultimately led to the project's demise.”
verb
- To give.
- To convey, as by will or lease.
- To transmit by inheritance.
- To pass by inheritance.
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Synonyms
deathdyingrentbankruptcyassignmentordersurrenderpurposeclosureendcancellationterminationdissolutioncessationdiscontinuanceabolition