Nonresident (Adjective)
Meaning
Not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents; "nonresident students who commute to classes"; "nonresident real estate".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The university offered special scholarships to nonresident students who commute to classes from neighboring towns.
- The state charges a higher fee for nonresident hunters who want to obtain a hunting license.
- Nonresident investors bought up a significant portion of the downtown real estate, driving up property values.
- The company was owned by nonresident shareholders who lived abroad and had little connection to the local community.
- The town imposed a higher tax rate on nonresident property owners who only use their homes during the summer months.