nonresidential
adjective
non·res·i·den·tial
| \ ˌnän-ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl
, -ˌrez-ˈden(t)-\
, -ˌrez-ˈden(t)-\
Definition of nonresidential
: not residential: such as
b
: not restricted to or occupied by residences
a nonresidential neighborhood
c
: not provided to patients residing in a facility
a nonresidential treatment program
Examples of nonresidential in a Sentence
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In addition, nonresidential buildings will be required to provide a minimum amount of solar power, based on their size, if the ordinance is adopted. — Maggie Angst, The Mercury News, "Menlo Park may join Berkeley at front of movement to snuff natural gas out of buildings," 25 Aug. 2019 The charts showed nonresidential investment — money pumped into things like plants, property and equipment — surging to 8 percent growth under Mr. Trump. — New York Times, "Trump Says He’s Exploring ‘Various Tax Reductions,’ and the Economic Data He Loves Shows Why," 20 Aug. 2019 The weakness in May was widespread with spending on single-family homes and apartments down 0.6 percent while nonresidential construction fell 0.9 percent. — BostonGlobe.com, "Vermont tax in e-cigarettes tax effect," 2 July 2019 The law doesn’t apply to nonresidential work studios like Nimby. — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, "Oakland shuttered artist warehouses after Ghost Ship. Cannabis may take the rest," 11 Aug. 2019 Now, even the narrowest nonresidential sidewalk typically has room for four people abreast. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Walking on a sidewalk isn’t hard. So why do some D.C. residents hog the entire thing?," 7 July 2019 Exposure to nonresidential real estate at China’s largest four banks doesn’t look high, running at between 7.8% of total loans for Bank of China and 4.6% for China Construction Bank according to S&P Global. — Mike Bird, WSJ, "Beware of Tremors in China’s Commercial Property Market," 20 June 2019 Murray said overall nonresidential construction in the U.S. should remain fairly stable this year. — Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Texas, U.S. construction is headed for a slowdown," 21 June 2019 The vehicles are allowed in nonresidential areas such as in front of businesses or churches. — Douglas Belkin, WSJ, "Get That Truck Out: A Town’s Pickup Ban Runs Into Blowback," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonresidential.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nonresidential
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of nonresidential
: not made for people to live in
British, of an activity, class, etc.
: not including or providing a place for people to live
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