nonresidential

adjective

non·​res·​i·​den·​tial ˌnän-ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl How to pronounce nonresidential (audio)
-ˌrez-ˈden(t)-
: not residential: such as
a
: not used as a residence or by residents
nonresidential buildings
b
: not restricted to or occupied by residences
a nonresidential neighborhood
c
: not provided to patients residing in a facility
a nonresidential treatment program

Examples of nonresidential in a Sentence

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Georgia bill changes law for homeless voters The bill allows people to be taken off the rolls if they are registered at a nonresidential address. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024 Transparency needed | Founders’ regulations | Voiceless majority | Support of the honorable Car theft and nonresidential burglaries are up and Fentanyl deaths are now commonplace. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 The progressive think tank’s analysis found that 62% of the tax cuts proposed in the special session bill would go to nonresidential property owners. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2024 In 2018, while crossing into the United States from Mexico, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused him of residing stateside on a nonresidential visa and sought to revoke it. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonresidential 

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonresidential was in 1898

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“Nonresidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresidential. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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