Definition

1. Noun:

   • The end or termination of something, often in a formal or permanent sense: "demise" can refer to the cessation or failure of an institution, practice, or plan.
   • Death, especially of a person in a high position: In formal contexts, "demise" is used to denote the death of a sovereign or other notable figure.

2. Verb:

   • To transfer (property or a title) by lease or will: In legal terminology, "demise" means to convey or grant an estate for a lifetime or for a term of years.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The demise of the old factory led to high unemployment in the town.
  • The nation mourned the demise of the beloved monarch.

• Verb:

  • The land was demised to the tenant for a period of 99 years.
  • He demised his entire estate to his eldest son.

Advanced Usage

• "to meet one's demise": to die or come to an end.

  • The villain finally met his demise at the hands of the hero.

• "the demise of": the failure or end of something abstract.

  • The scandal led to the demise of his political career.

Variants and Related Words

• Demisable (adj): Capable of being transferred by demise.
  • The property was deemed demisable under the old laws.

Synonyms

• Noun: End, termination, collapse, death, passing.
• Verb: Bequeath, transfer, convey, lease.

Related Phrases

• Demise and redemise: A legal phrase referring to a lease and a lease back.
  • The transaction was structured as a demise and redemise agreement.

Idioms

• "To go to one's demise": to proceed towards one's death or downfall.
  • Ignoring the warnings, he went steadily to his demise.

Noun

1. the time when something ends
   • it was the death of all his plans
   • a dying of old hopes

Verb

1. transfer by a lease or by a will