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nonresidential

nonresidential

1 4.8
Not used for people to live in, like offices or shops
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈrɛzɪˌdɛnʃəl/
translation icon : no residencial
  • The city is focusing on developing nonresidential spaces, such as offices and warehouses, rather than adding more housing.
  • nonresidential buildings
  • nonresidential community college
  • nonresidential community

Examples

  • Nonresidential output is very hard to price and measure accurately.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The participants were drawn from three public, nonresidential, open-admission, four-year colleges in New York.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The implications for researchers and administrators concerned with retention in the nonresidential community college seem to be clear.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Also, nonresidential buildings exhibit a much higher degree of variability than residential buildings.

    Academic text (1999)
  • New nonresidential buildings and their repair and remodeling use wood less often and in lesser amounts than residential buildings.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Under prior law, nonresidential property was depreciated over a recovery period of 31.5 years.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Construction waste originates from the construction, repair, and remodeling of residential and nonresidential structures.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Propose work practice standards for renovations to the exteriors of nonresidential buildings constructed before 1978.

    Academic text (2009)
  • However, white students at KSU were primarily nonresidential, part-time, and night students, and they tended not to participate in campus life.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Evaluate whether renovation activities to the interiors of nonresidential buildings create lead exposure hazards and, if they do, propose work practice standards.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

nondomestic
vsnonresidential
5.3

Relating to places or activities outside the home, such as businesses and operations in other countries

applies only to places without living use, not to meanings about other countries

Antonyms

165 3.2

Of areas where people live, not where they work

How Residential

residential
165 3.2
nonresidential
1 4.8
commercial
491 3.4
industrial
520 3.2

Surface Forms

nonresidential positive

Morphology

nonresidential = residential (transparent) = non + residence + ial

The meaning is a straightforward negation ('non-' + 'residential'), so learners who know 'residential' can easily derive the meaning.

Etymology

The word nonresidential comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and residential, which is related to resident meaning 'a person who lives in a place', so nonresidential means 'not used for living'.