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vacancy
[vey-kuhn-see]
noun
plural
vacanciesthe state of being vacant; emptiness.
a vacant, empty, or unoccupied place, as untenanted lodgings or offices.
This building still has no vacancies.
a gap; opening; breach.
an unoccupied position or office.
a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
lack of thought or intelligence; vacuity.
a look of utter vacancy.
Crystallography.(in a crystal) an imperfection resulting from an unoccupied lattice position.
Archaic.absence of activity; idleness.
vacancy
/ ˈɪəԲɪ /
noun
the state or condition of being vacant or unoccupied; emptiness
an unoccupied post or office
we have a vacancy in the accounts department
an unoccupied room in a boarding house, hotel, etc
put the "No Vacancies" sign in the window
lack of thought or intelligent awareness; inanity
an expression of vacancy on one's face
physics a defect in a crystalline solid caused by the absence of an atom, ion, or molecule from its position in the crystal lattice
obsoleteidleness or a period spent in idleness
Other Word Forms
- nonvacancy noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But Evans said the council could only house asylum seekers where there were vacancies and it had not taken any decisions to opt into the government's asylum dispersal scheme.
UK companies are holding back on hiring or are not replacing departing workers, sending job vacancies tumbling, official figures suggest.
That would break the traditional consensus that Scotland needs more immigration to fill job vacancies and offset the effects of an ageing population.
San Francisco’s vacancy rate is expected to decline later this year thanks to OpenAI and other AI startups that are leasing more space in the city.
In markets where vacancy rates are rising, landlords may be more open to offering concessions.
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