- The definition of nonresident is not living in a specific place.
An example of a nonresident used as an adjective is a nonresident fee, a fee charged by a state university if the student is not a permanent resident of that state.
- Nonresident is defined as a person who works, goes to school or stays in a different city or area from where their home is located.
An example of a nonresident is someone who goes to school in New York, but lives in Los Angeles.
nonresident
adjective
not residing in a specified place; esp., having one's home in some locality other than where one works, attends school, etc.
noun
- one whose permanent home is not where one is staying
- one who lives away from the locality of one's business, school, etc.
Related Forms:
- nonresidence
noun
or nonresidency - nonresidential
adjective
nonresident
adjective
- Not living in a particular place: nonresident students who commute to classes.
- Owned by, applying to, or characteristic of a person who is not a resident of a particular place: nonresident property; a nonresident fishing license.
Related Forms:
- non·res′i·dence, non·res′i·den·cy
noun
- non·res′i·dent
noun
nonresident
Adjective
(not comparable)
