non-dom

noun

One who has their domicile in another country, allowing them to avoid paying UK tax on non-UK earnings.

Opposite

Meanings

nounnon-dom (plural non-doms)

plural non-doms · alternative nondom

  1. UKeconomicsOne who has their domicile in another country, allowing them to avoid paying UK tax on non-UK earnings.

    Many of the non-doms who left after changes to the UK tax regime have kept their houses but no longer have full-time staff, says Caroline Baker, who provides management services for luxury properties.

    2025 July 12, Josh Spero, “Butlers seek work as UK tax-led exodus of non-doms leads to house downsizing”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
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    Without that non-dom status she could have been liable for more than £20m of UK taxes on these windfalls, it was reported. After a public outcry, her spokesperson announced she would start paying UK taxes on her overseas earnings to relieve political pressure on her husband.

    2022 October 24, Caroline Davies, “Spotlight on Rishi Sunak’s family as they prepare to enter No 10”, in The Guardian

    Antonyms: dom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who has their domicile in another country, allowing them to avoid paying UK tax on non-UK earnings.

Opposite

Origin

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APA

non-dom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-dom

MLA

“non-dom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-dom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-dom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-dom.

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