Residence

Word RESIDENCE
Character 9
Hyphenation res i dence
Pronunciations /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Residence"

What do we mean by residence?

The place in which one lives; a dwelling. noun

The act or a period of residing in a place. noun

A medical residency. noun

The official home or location of a corporation. noun

(in residence) Committed to live and work in a specific place, often for a certain length of time. idiom

The act of residing or dwelling in a place permanently or for a considerable time. noun

A place of residing or abode; especially, the place where a person resides; a dwelling; a habitation. noun

That in which anything permanently rests or inheres. noun

A remaining; or abiding where one's duties lie, or where one's occupation is properly carried on; ecclesiastical, the presence of a bishop in his diocese, a canon in his cathedral or collegiate church, or a rector or an incumbent in his benefice: opposed to non-residence. noun

In law: noun

The place where a man's habitation is fixed without any present intention of removing it therefrom; domicile. noun

An established abode, fixed for a considerable time, whether with or without a present intention of ultimate removal. noun

The settling or settlement of liquors; the process of clearing, as by the settling of sediment. noun

That which settles or is deposited, as the thick part of wine that has grown old in bottle. noun

Any residue or remnant. noun

Synonyms Domiciliation, inhabitancy, sojourn, stay. noun

Home, domicile, mansion. See abide. noun

The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time. noun

The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. noun

The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence. noun

The place where one lives; one's home.

A building used as a home.

The place where a corporation is established.

The state of living in a particular place or environment.

Accommodation for students at a university or college.

The place where anything rests permanently.

Subsidence, as of a sediment

That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Residence

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The word "residence" in example sentences

If his real main residence is the Leyton house, it means his Commons allowance has funded a holiday home completely unconnected with either his parliamentary or constituency duties. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To any right-minded person, her main residence is the substantial house she owns in her constituency. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

The main residence is a 200 year old Greek Revival farm house that sleeps up to eight people. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Our McRib expert in residence is back at BlogPost to decipher the return of the McRib. ❋ Liz Kelly (2010)

Peers who say their main residence is outside London can claim an overnight allowance of £154.50 (per day - the basic state pension is £82 a week) for staying in the capital on parliamentary business. ❋ Laban (2005)

Not a lifelong Virginian (if that makes any difference - never could understand these prefaces of As a veteran, as a teacher, as a Phd, as a journalist, as a … … …. .anyway although I have no quarrel with it just dont understand it) but my 35 years in residence is quite a while. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Yes, living together in residence is probably one of the most important learning experiences our students have and truly a vehicle for learning to understand others. ❋ Unknown (1990)

With state of the art technology, contemporary furniture and exquisite furnishings, the residence is the ultimate expression of influence and power. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As we already mentioned, this residence is also environmental friendly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This residence is actually a “remodeling” of an old family ranch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's kind of awkward to throw your husband out of your residence when your residence is the governor's mansion and your husband is the governor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If your residence is around the Preston Hollow-ish neighborhood, you can plan on resetting some clocks when you get home. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This became a difficult task, as her publishers in Philadelphia had retired from business many years ago; however, it was eventually discovered that her residence is at Wilmington, Delaware, and copies of the second edition of the book, 1889, were obtained from her. ❋ Annie Sullivan (1905)

The seats, which he describes as their residence, are now occupied by the ❋ William Clark (1804)

The 31-year-old allegedly turned down offers from IGA.chairman Jimmy Iovine and A.termath Entertainment CEO Dr Dre, before returning to his previous label residence with L.A. Reid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This housing complex became not only the “place where to be” for some 148 singles, couples and families which have made it their main residence, but as well a real community of which the style and the quality of life are envied throughout Canada. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, for those who say that Scott Brown could not be the VP because of both being from Massachusetts -- Romney's "main" residence is either in Michigan or Utah (I can't remember which). ray ❋ Unknown (2010)

The project was conceived by Ken MacLeod, writer in residence at the Genomics Forum, who also edits the collection, and was inspired by Michael Swanwick's Periodic Table of Science Fiction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, thank God, intelligence is not defined by the corpse (you see, our president had it right) of elite media executives in residence at Trump Towers or Beltway politicians whose answer to the debt Armageddon they created is to spend more, faster. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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