nonresident

[non-rez-i-duhnt]

adjective

1. not resident in a particular place.

2. not residing where official duties require a person to reside.

noun

1. a person who is nonresident.

nonresident

/ nɒnˈrɛzɪdənt /

noun

1. a person who is not residing in the place implied or specified

   the hotel restaurant is open to nonresidents

2. a British person employed abroad on a contract for a minimum of one year, who is exempt from UK income tax provided that he does not spend more than 90 days in the UK during that tax year

adjective

1. not residing in the place specified

Other Word Forms

• nonresidence noun
• nonresidency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonresident¹

First recorded in 1520–30; non- + resident

Example Sentences

Ms. Wong is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California and nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Beginning Jan. 1, an annual pass will cost $250 for nonresidents compared with $80 for U.S. residents, the Interior Department said Tuesday.

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Mark Jamison is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he works on how technology affects the economy.

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She hosts the Energy Vista podcast and is a nonresident fellow at the Center for International Studies and at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs.

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Karen Dynan, nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, said in delivering the organization’s updated forecast that she expects that real GDP will grow a touch faster, at 1.9% for this year.

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Related Words

• alien 
• different 
• external 
• offshore 
• overseas 
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