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vacancy

va·can·cy
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vey-kuh n-see]
    • /ˈveɪ kən si/
    • /ˈveɪ.kən.si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vey-kuh n-see]
    • /ˈveɪ kən si/

Definitions of vacancy word

  • noun plural vacancy the state of being vacant; emptiness. 1
  • noun plural vacancy a vacant, empty, or unoccupied place, as untenanted lodgings or offices: This building still has no vacancies. 1
  • noun plural vacancy a gap; opening; breach. 1
  • noun plural vacancy an unoccupied position or office: a vacancy on the Supreme Court. 1
  • noun plural vacancy lack of thought or intelligence; vacuity: a look of utter vacancy. 1
  • noun plural vacancy Crystallography. (in a crystal) an imperfection resulting from an unoccupied lattice position. Compare interstitial (def 3). 1
See all 33 definitions of vacancy

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Origin of vacancy

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word vacantia, dating back to 1570-80. See vacant, -ancy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Vacancy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vacancy

vacancy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

vacancy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vacancy

noun vacancy

  • abjection — an abject state or condition
  • absence — Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
  • aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
  • aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
  • availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
All 38 Synonyms of vacancy

Antonyms for vacancy

noun vacancy

  • ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
  • occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
All 2 Antonyms of vacancy

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Related words

  • fill

    to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.

  • supply

    to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.

  • appointment

    The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.

  • by-election

    A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died.

  • deputy

    A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.

  • interstitial

    pertaining to, situated in, or forming interstices.
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