nonresidential

adjective

non·​res·​i·​den·​tial ˌnän-ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 

-ˌrez-ˈden(t)-

: not residential: such as

a

: not used as a residence or by residents

nonresidential buildings

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Photo: Tom Yee While the idea of a seating area designed for people to talk in was certainly not new, conversation pits quickly became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in hundreds, if not thousands of homes and other nonresidential spaces across the United States. —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024

The four towns have 8,000 acres or more of vacant land zoned for nonresidential developments, Durkin said. —John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024

This includes if a voter has a tax exemption that suggest their primary address is in another district, or a nonresidential address in a different district. —Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024

Require the state voter registration system to have a feature that flags nonresidential addresses such as a homeless shelter or business. —Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above