nonresidential
adjective
non·res·i·den·tial
ˌnän-ˌre-zə-ˈden(t)-shəl 
-ˌrez-ˈden(t)-
: not residential: such as
b
: not restricted to or occupied by residences
a nonresidential neighborhood
c
: not provided to patients residing in a facility
a nonresidential treatment program
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The increase would affect all residential and nonresidential customers.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Part of the rationale to encourage nonresidential development within the Oak Creek Heritage District was to avoid carving up the land with the development of a single-family subdivisions, said Meyer, the planner.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
Despite this, zero U.K. children died in nonresidential building fires last year.
—Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
As opposed to existing incentives geared toward residential redevelopment, this prioritizes nonresidential conversions.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Part of the rationale to encourage nonresidential development within the Oak Creek Heritage District was to avoid carving up the land with the development of a single-family subdivisions, said Meyer, the planner.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
Despite this, zero U.K. children died in nonresidential building fires last year.
—Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
As opposed to existing incentives geared toward residential redevelopment, this prioritizes nonresidential conversions.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonresidential
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“Nonresidential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresidential. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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