nonresident

adjective

non·​res·​i·​dent ˌnän-ˈre-zə-dənt How to pronounce nonresident (audio)
-ˈrez-dənt,
-ˌdent
: not residing in a particular place
nonresident noun

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However, the standard per-semester fee for nonresident students doubled, rising from $500 to $1,000. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The population of nonresident charter students is so high in the county because of the financial incentive charter schools can provide small, rural districts. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Aldo Flores-Quiroga is a nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Last week, the government of the United Kingdom and the International Energy Agency convened representatives from sixty countries and fifty companies to an International Summit on the Future of Energy Security. Aldo Flores-Quiroga, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Muhammad Tahir is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and a former executive at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonresident

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonresident was in 1540

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“Nonresident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresident. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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nonresident

adjective
non·​res·​i·​dent (ˈ)nän-ˈrez-əd-ənt How to pronounce nonresident (audio)
-ˈrez-dənt,
-ˈrez-ə-ˌdent
: not living in a particular place
nonresident noun

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