Definitions for residence

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residence res·i·dence

Spelling: [rez-i-duh ns]

IPA: /ˈrɛz ɪ dəns/

Residence is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 324 anagrams from letters in residence (cdeeeinrs).

Definitions for residence

noun

1. the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home:
2. a structure serving as a dwelling or home, especially one of large proportion and superior quality:
3. the act or fact of residing:
4. the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc.
5. the time during which a person resides in a place:
6. the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.
7. Chemistry. residence time.

Origin of residence

1350-1400; Middle English Middle French Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin resid(ēre) to reside + -entia -ence

Examples for residence

A federal Home Affordable Refinance Program paperwork T.P.ing of our residence.

In early September 2014 residence of Mashhad city in northeastern iran reported graffiti hailing ISIS.

Not far from his grandmother's residence there was a windmill which operated on a new plan.

The first relates to the exact period of his residence at Leyden University.

The week elapsed, and at the end of it, I had not presented myself at his residence.

In a statement, Lt. Paul Vernon said that, instead of taking her to her residence, Dencer “took advantage of the situation.”

As tradition dictates, the Royal Standard flies there only when the sovereign is in residence.

His residence is at the Porte, where he has one of the splendid palaces.

He speaks while sipping a soda in the restaurant of the residence Victoria in downtown Kisangani.

And this was her connection and residence with that old man.