main residence

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandresidence

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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residence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dəns/us
/ˈrez.ə.dəns/
a ...
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(Definition ofmainandresidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain residence

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Mortgage interest relief for home purchase is given for interest paid on a loan used by the borrower to buy their only ormainresidence.
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This will allow for the incidence of homes which are no one's sole ormainresidence.
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It could be dealt with simply enough by making it a condition of enfranchisement that it should apply to one'smainresidence.
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From the beginning of mortgage interest relief one was allowed, hitherto, to have £25,000 for the purpose of buying one's only ormainresidence.
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A key factor in determining liability is whether the property is the person's sole ormainresidence.
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A full council tax bill assumes that at least two adults have their sole ormainresidencein a dwelling.
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In others, theirmainresidencemay remain in one place and their registration will not change if they move elsewhere for a while.
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These amendments attempt to provide a specific definition of "sole ormainresidence" for the purposes of the personal community charge.
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A person will be liable to pay the personal community charge at his sole ormainresidencewhether that is a house or caravan.
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Anybody whose sole ormainresidenceis in the area of the levying authority has to pay the personal community charge.
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That is hismainresidencerather than his home.
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Local authorities are responsible for administration of council tax, including the interpretation of regulations concerning "sole ormainresidence".
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These loans have to meet certain conditions—for example, the loan must be secured on the borrower'smainresidence.
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There is no statutory definition of the term "mainresidence".
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At present, the definition opens with the phrase "lands and heritages which are occupied partly as the sole ormainresidenceof any person".
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Under the provisions of the legislation, the sole ormainresidencecould change several times during a year, to the disadvantage of the person concerned.
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They have a personal community charge based on that being their sole andmainresidence.
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The first is that the property was the person's only ormainresidencebefore he went away.
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A person is required to pay council tax on their sole ormainresidence.
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A person is subject to a standard charge if he owns domestic property which is neither his nor any other person's sole ormainresidence.
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