nonresident

adjective

non·​res·​i·​dent ˌnän-ˈre-zə-dənt How to pronounce nonresident (audio)
-ˈrez-dənt
-ˌdent
Synonyms of nonresidentnext
: not residing in a particular place
nonresident noun

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Iranian media outlets and analysts estimate that Iran has between $124 billion and $167 billion in frozen assets – about a quarter of Iran’s pre-war annual economic output, according to Frederic Schneider, a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council. David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Lastly, teams that play their group stage matches in Philadelphia could face additional complications because Philadelphia’s nonresident wage tax rate is tied to the city’s fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30, according to Greenback Expat Tax Services. Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Barry Scott Zellen, PhD, is a research scholar in the Department of Geography at UConn and a nonresident Senior Fellow (Arctic Security) at the Institute of the North. Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 Micah Weinberg is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and helped design Engaged California. Jeffery Marino, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonresident

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonresident was in 1540

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“Nonresident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresident. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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nonresident

adjective
non·​res·​i·​dent (ˈ)nän-ˈrez-əd-ənt How to pronounce nonresident (audio)
-ˈrez-dənt
-ˈrez-ə-ˌdent
: not living in a particular place
nonresident noun

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