Meaning of residence in English

residence

noun [ C ]

formal

/ˈrez.ə.dəns/ uk

/ˈrez.ɪ.dəns/

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a home:

the Governor's official residence

in residence

officially staying or living somewhere:

The Queen is in residence at the Palace this week.

author/poet/artist in residence

an author (= writer), poet, or artist who is employed at a school or college, etc. for a short period:

During this period, she was artist in residence at Harvard.

take up residence/residency somewhere

to go to live somewhere:

take up residence/residency in She took up residence in Canada.

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The premier left his residence with almost indecent haste following his resignation.
Number Ten Downing Street is the British prime minister's official residence.
The council was hoping to turn a children's home into a residence for adolescent girls.
The real estate agent described the apartment as a cozy city residence.
She has managed to obtain a temporary residence permit.

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(Definition of residence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

residence | Intermediate English

residence

noun [ C/U ]

/ˈrez·ɪ·dəns/

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the place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere:

[ C ] That big building is the Governor’s official residence (= home).

[ U ] She took up residence in Boston (= began living there).

(Definition of residence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

residence | Business English

residence

noun

formal

/ˈrezɪdəns/ us

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[ C or U ] PROPERTY

a home, or the fact of living in a particular home:

The property will be used as her main residence.

Many banks require proof of residence to open an account.

someone's place of residence

[ U ] LAW

(also residency)

permission to live in a particular country that you were not born in:

apply for/seek residence An estimated 60% of the workers intend to seek permanent residence.

offer sb/give sb residence A 1997 law offered legal residence to many Nicaraguan expatriates

See also

primary residence

(Definition of residence from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of residence

residence

Some artists have stayed on to be short-term "artists in residence".

From The Atlantic

The large hall of residence fills with an atmosphere of fear and anxiety.

From CNN

Woo's uncle eventually sponsored the rest of the family's legal residence.

From The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Thus, the study considered much more than transportation and residences.

From Heritage.org

Immediately we came up with a plan that we're gon na set up a surveillance on his residence.

From CBS News

The vast majority are residences, though some are smaller commercial properties.

From MLive.com

Someone had kicked in a side door to the residence and rummaged through the house, but nothing was taken.

From NOLA.com

The number of residences in the area will grow to more than 2,000 units during the next couple of years.

From Dallas Morning News

Many of our staff have tried to leave, but were unsuccessful because the walls from buildings and private residences were falling into the streets.

From CNN

There are many, and would-be immigrants are assigned based on a variety of factors, ranging from age to country of residence.

From USA TODAY

The number of green cards (or visas for legal permanent residence) available to parents is unlimited, and the visas will be granted almost automatically.

From Heritage.org

He urged that residences and business moderate their water consumption in order to avert emergency restrictions.

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