residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
ˌrez-ˈden(t)-
1
2
: restricted to or occupied by residences
a residential neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
4
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
also
: being a facility providing such treatment
a residential treatment center
Examples of residential in a Sentence
The company offers insurance for commercial and residential customers.
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Even First Solar, which emphasizes utility-scale power plants over residential solar, has seen a 40% decline in stock during the same timeframe.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
When the city temporarily declined in the nineteen-seventies, the area remained a busy market, with some residential use.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The statute applies to common interest community associations other than condominium or residential cooperatives that have more than 10 units or an annual budget more than $100,000.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
While estimates varied, lawmakers said the average residential customer might save about $100 or more per year.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
When the city temporarily declined in the nineteen-seventies, the area remained a busy market, with some residential use.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The statute applies to common interest community associations other than condominium or residential cooperatives that have more than 10 units or an annual budget more than $100,000.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
While estimates varied, lawmakers said the average residential customer might save about $100 or more per year.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for residential
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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residential. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
1
: used as a residence or by residents
a residential hotel
2
: suitable for or containing residences
a residential neighborhood
3
: of or relating to residence or residences
4
: provided to patients staying in a facility
residential treatment
Medical Definition
residential
adjective
res·i·den·tial
ˌrez(-ə)-ˈden-chəl
: provided to patients residing in a facility
residential drug treatment
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