domiciliation

Meaning

1. 1noununcountablelegalbusiness

   The act of establishing an official home or registered address for a person or company, or of arranging payments through a particular bank.

   Grammar: Usually uncountable: the domiciliation of the company.

   Patterns

   • the domiciliation of something
   • domiciliation in somewhere

   The domiciliation of the company in Luxembourg lowered its tax burden.

   Domiciliation services give start-ups a prestigious business address.

   The domiciliation of her salary at the bank was required for the loan.

Common combinations

domiciliation of a company

The domiciliation of a company requires a registered office.

domiciliation service

They use a domiciliation service for mail.

domiciliation agreement

The domiciliation agreement was signed last week.

domiciliation address

The domiciliation address appears on all invoices.

domiciliation of income

Domiciliation of income at a bank is common in some countries.

Synonyms and how they differ

registration

Registration is broader and covers any official recording, not only an address.

incorporation

Incorporation means legally creating a company, while domiciliation fixes where it officially sits.

residence

Residence refers to where someone lives, and is the plain everyday word.

relocation

Relocation means physically moving, not just officially assigning an address.

Word family

domicile noun

a person's permanent legal home

domicile verb

to establish in a place as a legal home

domiciled adjective

legally resident in a place

domiciliary adjective

relating to a home or residence

Commonly confused: domiciliation or domestication?

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