Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primary residence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: pri-ma-ry res-i-dence
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dwelling where a person usually lives. A person may have only one primary residence at any given time, which is used for legal purposes such as determining where a person votes or pays taxes.

Inflected Forms

primary residences (plural)

Questions

What does primary residence mean?: The dwelling where a person usually lives. A person may have only one primary residence at any given time, which is used for legal purposes such as determining where a person votes or pays taxes.

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