under-occupationn.

Brit.

/ˌʌndərˌɒkjᵿˈpeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(b).

The occupation of a dwelling or dwellings by fewer people than had been planned; spec. applied to local authority accommodation that is considered to be under-used.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > a house > type of occupation

multiple occupancy1933

multiple occupation1935

open occupancy1945

under-occupation1961

multi-occupation1963

1961 Guardian 6 Nov. 2/4 There is a good deal of under-occupation.

1966 J. Tunstall Old & Alone xiv. 281 ‘Under-occupation’ defined as one-person household in 4+ rooms or two-person household in 5+ rooms.

1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 116/2 Parallel with the so-called scandal of empty homes, we also hear of the scandal of under-occupation. It is all wrong, the critics say, for an elderly council tenant to occupy a three bed~room house, when she could be living in a one-room new council flat.

Derivatives

under-ˈoccupy v. transitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > inhabit type of place [verb (transitive)] > under-occupy house

under-occupy1961

1961 Guardian 28 Nov. 8/2 From the point of view of a local authority housing official a house with spare bed~rooms is ‘under-occupied’.

1966 J. Tunstall Old & Alone xiv. 281 52.3 per cent of old people under-occupying housing were owner-occupiers, against 38.5 per cent who paid rent.

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 75 The interesting thing at Leicester..was the admirable way they are trying to deal with the problem of the people who grow elderly on their huge housing estates and then under-occupy their three-room council houses.

under-ˈoccupied adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [adjective] > under- or multi-occupied

multifamily1917

multi-occupied1961

under-occupied1970

1970 Times 23 Mar. 5/1 To find room in this way for the elderly and others needing small homes would release seriously underoccupied large houses for bigger families.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-occupation
释义	under-occupationn. Brit. /ˌʌndərˌɒkjᵿˈpeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌəndərˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(b). The occupation of a dwelling or dwellings by fewer people than had been planned; spec. applied to local authority accommodation that is considered to be under-used. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > a house > type of occupation multiple occupancy1933 multiple occupation1935 open occupancy1945 under-occupation1961 multi-occupation1963 1961 Guardian 6 Nov. 2/4 There is a good deal of under-occupation. 1966 J. Tunstall Old & Alone xiv. 281 ‘Under-occupation’ defined as one-person household in 4+ rooms or two-person household in 5+ rooms. 1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 116/2 Parallel with the so-called scandal of empty homes, we also hear of the scandal of under-occupation. It is all wrong, the critics say, for an elderly council tenant to occupy a three bed~room house, when she could be living in a one-room new council flat. Derivatives under-ˈoccupy v. transitive. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > inhabit type of place [verb (transitive)] > under-occupy house under-occupy1961 1961 Guardian 28 Nov. 8/2 From the point of view of a local authority housing official a house with spare bed~rooms is ‘under-occupied’. 1966 J. Tunstall Old & Alone xiv. 281 52.3 per cent of old people under-occupying housing were owner-occupiers, against 38.5 per cent who paid rent. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 75 The interesting thing at Leicester..was the admirable way they are trying to deal with the problem of the people who grow elderly on their huge housing estates and then under-occupy their three-room council houses. under-ˈoccupied adj. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [adjective] > under- or multi-occupied multifamily1917 multi-occupied1961 under-occupied1970 1970 Times 23 Mar. 5/1 To find room in this way for the elderly and others needing small homes would release seriously underoccupied large houses for bigger families. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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