residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
ˌrez-ˈden(t)-
1
2
: restricted to or occupied by residences
a residential neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
4
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
also
: being a facility providing such treatment
a residential treatment center
Examples of residential in a Sentence
The company offers insurance for commercial and residential customers.
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Cox Enterprises will contribute Cox Communications’ residential cable business to Charter Holdings, an existing subsidiary partnership of Charter.
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Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The most significant residential sale in recent San Diego history closed Monday, May 12.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
There were residential pesticides on the floor beneath the back storage racks.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
West Chin, 56, a residential architect, was born in the Bronx, where his father was an architect of social housing.
—Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The most significant residential sale in recent San Diego history closed Monday, May 12.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
There were residential pesticides on the floor beneath the back storage racks.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
West Chin, 56, a residential architect, was born in the Bronx, where his father was an architect of social housing.
—Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residential. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
1
: used as a residence or by residents
a residential hotel
2
: suitable for or containing residences
a residential neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
4
: provided to patients staying in a facility
residential treatment
Medical Definition
residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
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