a person who lives in the UK but is not legally domiciled (= having the UK as their permanent home) there. Non-doms pay income tax on what they earn in the UK, but not on money they earn from other countries.
Synonyms and related words
Moving to and living in a different country
immigration
asylum
exile
non-dom
noun countable British
US /ˈnɑnˌdɑm/
DEFINITIONS1
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a person who lives in the U.K. but is not legally domiciled (= having the U.K. as their permanent home) there. Non-doms pay income tax on what they earn in the U.K., but not on money they earn from other countries.