residence

American  

[rez-i-duhns] / ˈrɛz ɪ dəns /

noun

1. the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling; home.

   Their residence is in New York City.

   Synonyms:

   domicile, habitation

2. a structure serving as a dwelling or home, especially one of large proportion and superior quality.

   They have a summer residence in Connecticut.

   Synonyms:

   mansion

3. the act or fact of residing.

   during his residence in Spain.

4. the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc..

   She will spend two terms in resident at Oxford University.

5. the time during which a person resides in a place.

   a residence there of five years.

   Synonyms:

   sojourn, abode, stay

6. the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.

7. Chemistry. residence time.

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residence British  

/ ˈrɛzɪdəns /

noun

1. the place in which one resides; abode or home

2. a large imposing house; mansion

3. the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing

4. the official house of the governor of any of various countries

5. the state of being officially present

6. 1. actually resident

      the royal standard indicates that the Queen is in residence

   2. designating a creative artist resident for a set period at a university, college, etc, whose role is to stimulate an active interest in the subject

      composer in residence

7. the seat of some inherent quality, characteristic, etc

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Related Words

See house.

Etymology

Origin of residence

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin resid(ēre) “to dwell, live in, reside” + -entia noun suffix; reside, -ence

Example Sentences

In addition, they have increased their ancillary fees, including fuel surcharges, address-correction fees and an added charge for delivering to residences.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also allowed professionals—or anyone buying an apartment—to obtain so-called golden visas, the renewable 10-year residence permits that are not linked to a particular job.

From The Wall Street Journal

Images of the Golestan Palace, a former royal residence and one of the oldest buildings in the Iranian capital, reveal extensive damage.

From BBC

Ms. Weidel acknowledged in an interview that she regularly visited the Chinese ambassador in Berlin at his private residence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following the arrest Lord Mandelson's lawyers complained about the decision to detain him and said it was prompted by a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to "take up permanent residence abroad".

From BBC

Related Words

• apartment
• condo
• dwelling
• hall
• headquarters
• home
• house
• mansion
• palace