nonresident
Americanadjective
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not resident in a particular place.
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not residing where official duties require a person to reside.
noun
noun
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a person who is not residing in the place implied or specified
the hotel restaurant is open to nonresidents
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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
Other Word Forms
- nonresidence noun
- nonresidency noun
Etymology
Origin of nonresident
Example Sentences
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“In transparent, more-market economies, the costs become visible more quickly,” said Chris Miller, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington public-policy think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
“Low-income people actually do pay significantly less in taxes than higher-income people do,” said Howard Gleckman, a nonresident fellow at the Tax Policy Center.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
“Machado is caught in a bind,” said Geoff Ramsey, an expert on Venezuela and nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Gen. John G. Ferrari is a senior nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
They had no title to it, but as the owners were nonresident minors they were not disturbed.
From The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by Linn, William Alexander
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