nonresident
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Definition
Adjective:
- Not living in a particular place or jurisdiction: Describes a person or entity that does not have a permanent or principal home in a specific location, such as a country, state, or city.
- Not owned by permanent residents: Describes property, such as real estate, that is owned by someone who does not live there permanently.
Noun:
- A person who does not live in a particular place: Someone whose permanent or principal home is elsewhere. This term is often used in legal, tax, and administrative contexts to distinguish individuals based on their place of habitual residence.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- She is a nonresident student, so she pays higher tuition fees.
- The building has several nonresident owners who rent out their apartments.
Noun:
- The new tax law affects both residents and nonresidents.
- As a nonresident, he was not eligible to vote in the local election.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Tax Status: The term is crucial for determining legal rights, tax liabilities, and eligibility for services. Rules defining residency vary by jurisdiction.
- His nonresident status meant he filed a different tax form.
Variants and Related Words
- Nonresidence (noun): The state or condition of being a nonresident.
- His prolonged nonresidence affected his claim to domicile.
- Nonresidential (adjective): Not used for living in; designed for purposes other than residence (e.g., commercial, industrial).
- The zone is for nonresidential buildings only.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Non-local, out-of-state, foreign (in context).
- Noun: Outsider, visitor, temporary inhabitant.
Antonyms
- Adjective: Resident, local, indigenous.
- Noun: Resident, inhabitant, citizen, local.
Adjective
- not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents
- nonresident students who commute to classes
- nonresident real estate
Noun
- someone who does not live in a particular place
- described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land