vacancyva‧can‧cy /ˈveɪkənsi/ ●○○ noun (plural vacancies) 
There are still two vacancies on the school board.vacancy for We have no vacancies for photographers at the moment. The council is making every effort to fill the vacancies. information about job vacancies► see thesaurus at job2[countable] a room in a hotel or building that is not being used and is available for someone to stay in: Let me see if we have a vacancy for tonight. ‘No vacancies’, the sign read.3[uncountable] written lack of interest or thought: His mouth fell open and the look of vacancy returned.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + vacancya job vacancy· He searched the newspapers regularly for job vacancies.a suitable vacancy· We will keep your CV on file in case other suitable vacancies arise.an unfilled vacancy (=a job for which no one has been hired)· The teaching unions estimate there are some 10,000 unfilled vacancies.a staff vacancy· Other officers are working overtime because of staff vacancies.verbshave a vacancy· We have no vacancies for cleaners at present.advertise a vacancy· Where did you see the vacancy advertised?fill a vacancy (=find or be a new person for a job)· We are making every effort to fill the vacancies.create/leave a vacancy· the vacancy which was created by White’s resignationthere is a vacancy· She asked if there were any vacancies for salespeople.a vacancy comes up (also a vacancy arises/occurs formal) (=there is a vacancy)· A vacancy has arisen on the committee.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A vacancy exists for an import/export sales manager at our Paris office.
- Barnhart will fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission.
- I'm sorry, the firm has no vacancies at the moment.
- Skilled workers are few, and employers are having trouble filling vacancies.
- The hotel had hung out its "No vacancy" sign.
- There are over 3 million people unemployed and only 400,000 vacancies.
- There might be some vacancies at the hospital.
- A huge demands for apartments pushed vacancy rates down to the 1 to 2 percent level.
- However, management will be aware that vacancies will arise in the ensuing months.
- Mr Tomlinson will comment on school vacancies in his next annual report, due early next year.
- The industrial tribunal had not identified a suitable alternative vacancy.
- The number of deputy headship vacancies also rose, from 2,132 to 2,417.
- There is one vacancy, on the San Francisco Peninsula, which may be filled in March.
THESAURUS
noun [countable] the regular paid work that you do for an employer: · a full-time job· John got a job in a car factory.
noun [uncountable] activities that you are paid for doing – used either when you work for an employer or when you work in your own business: · I started work when I was 18.· He graduated from college last year and is still looking for work.
noun [countable] a job for which you need special education and training: · There are now a lot more women in the legal profession.· Many teachers are leaving the profession.
noun [countable] formal a job, or a type of job – often used on official documents: · Please give your name, age, and occupation.· a traditionally male occupation
noun [countable] the work you do or plan to do for most of your life: · I’m interested in a career in journalism.
noun [countable] formal a particular job within an organization: · I am writing to apply for the position of technical assistant.· We regret that the position has already been filled.· Please state the position which you are applying for.
noun [countable] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization: · She has held the post of managing director for two years.· He applied for the post of Senior Manager.
noun [countable] a job that is available for someone to do: · The hospital has been unable to fill the vacancy.· There are very few openings in scientific research.
noun [countable] an important job which someone is asked to do: · He took an appointment as US trade ambassador in Geneva.
noun [countable] a situation in which someone is sent somewhere to do a job for a period of time by the organization they work for: · This was his first posting outside the UK.· an overseas posting· His next posting took him to the Ministry of Defence.
noun [countable] a job that involves using your hands, and for which you need special training: · Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry and printing.
noun [uncountable] the fact of having a job: · The factory will provide employment for local people.· She was offered employment in the sales office.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a job is available not being done by anyone at the moment and therefore available: · Our company only has one or two vacant positions at the moment.· When the post became vacant it was offered to Wendy Brooks.fall vacant (=become vacant) British: · He applied for the job of Eliot's personal secretary, which had just fallen vacant.
an available job: · There are over 3 million people unemployed and only 400,000 vacancies.· I'm sorry, the firm has no vacancies at the moment.fill a vacancy: · Barnhart will fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission.
a job that is open , especially a job that needs a lot of skill, is still available because it has not yet been given to anyone else: · Is that job you told me about last week still open?open to: · The position is open to graduates in any subject.come open: · When the job finally came open, I was the first to apply.
an available job: · I was wondering if there were any job openings at your company.fill an opening: · We expect to fill most of the openings through internal promotion.
a job or position that is unfilled is available because an employer has not yet decided who should do it, or cannot find someone suitable for it: · About 13,000 of the unfilled positions are for software engineers.· It's hard to understand the unemployment figures when so many jobs go unfilled.
a job that is available a job that is available, and that someone could start doing immediately: · There might be some vacancies at the hospital.vacancy for: · A vacancy exists for an import/export sales manager at our Paris office.fill a vacancy (=find someone to do the job): · Skilled workers are few, and employers are having trouble filling vacancies.
a job that is available - used especially by managers or by people asking about jobs: · Of the fourteen openings, only one went to a minority candidate.opening for: · I was wondering if you had any openings for sales staff?job openings: · The journal has been a good way to publicize job openings.
the chance to do a job that you want to do, which could lead to a good permanent job: opportunity for: · There are several opportunities for experienced designers and researchers.career opportunities: · Career opportunities for nurses have improved in the last 10 years.
WORD SETSabsenteeism, nounarticled clerk, black economy, nounbloodletting, nounblue-collar, adjectivebook-keeper, nounboss, nounbusiness agent, career path, nouncareer structure, nounCFO, Chartered Financial Consultant, nounCIO, co-manager, nouncommercial agent, company car, nouncompany doctor, company officer, competence, nouncompliance officer, co-worker, nouncreative director, curriculum vitae, nounCV, noundeputy chairman, deskill, verbdismiss, verbdowngrade, verbdownsize, verbearn, verbearner, nounemploy, verbemployable, adjectiveemployee, nounemployer, nounemployment agency, nounengage, verbenrolled agent, escrow agent, executive chairman, filing clerk, fill-in, nounfull-time, adjectiveheadhunter, nounhealth and safety, nounhuman resources, nounjob application, job centre, nounjobless, adjectivelabour exchange, nounledger clerk, moonlight, verbnatural wastage, nounnepotism, nounnetworking, nounnine to five, adverbnumber-cruncher, nounoccupational, adjectiveoff, adverboff-duty, adjectiveoperative, nounoutwork, nounoverseer, nounoverstaffed, adjectivepenalty clause, nounpension fund, nounpension plan, nounpersonnel, nounpiecework, nounpositive discrimination, nounpost, nounpreferment, nounproject engineer, qualification, nounqualify, verbquit, verbrecommendation, nounrecruit, verbredeploy, verbredundancy, nounredundant, adjectivereferee, nounreference, nounreinstate, verbresearch manager, resign, verbresignation, nounresume, nounretired, adjectiveretiree, nounretirement, nounself-employed, adjectivesharecropper, nounshift, nounskilled, adjectivetechnical analyst, testimonial, nountime and motion study, nountrainee, nountransfer agent, underemployed, adjectiveundermanned, adjectiveunderstaffed, adjectiveunemployable, adjectiveunemployed, adjectiveunemployment, noununemployment benefit, noununskilled, adjectivevacancy, nounvacant, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworkday, nounwork experience, nounworkforce, nounworking papers, nounworkweek, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + vacancy Women fill 35% of senior management positions. Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, the vacancy has already been filled. The UK should find another weapon to fill the same role.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable] a job that is available for someone to start doing: · He searched the newspapers regularly for job vacancies.
· We will keep your CV on file in case other suitable vacancies arise.
(=a job for which no one has been hired)· The teaching unions estimate there are some 10,000 unfilled vacancies.
· Other officers are working overtime because of staff vacancies.
verbs· We have no vacancies for cleaners at present.
· Where did you see the vacancy advertised?
(=find or be a new person for a job)· We are making every effort to fill the vacancies.
· the vacancy which was created by White’s resignation
· She asked if there were any vacancies for salespeople.
(also a vacancy arises/occurs formal) (=there is a vacancy)· A vacancy has arisen on the committee.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Women fill 35% of senior management positions. Thank you for your letter. Unfortunately, the vacancy has already been filled. The UK should find another weapon to fill the same role.· That compares with 13,221 unemployed claimants and 241 unfilled vacancies in January 1987.· The teaching unions estimate there are some 10,000 unfilled vacancies.· We already have a shortage of science teachers: the Royal Society estimates at least 400 unfilled vacancies in 1981.· Careers offices now hold a stock of 197 unfilled vacancies, compared with the 160 jobs on offer in February.· How can we be sure that employers don't use Work Experience to cover for unfilled vacancies?
NOUN· General manager Michael Prendergast said he was amazed at the response to the job vacancies.· They were to be established in all districts, financed by the Treasury, and would publish information about job vacancies.· Even so, by 1987, the Sinfield and Fraser estimate shows an overall ratio of eighteen unemployed to every job vacancy.· Beaver has agreements with 15 recruitment agencies for 200 job vacancies that several companies are trying to fill.· The 1,500,000 job vacancies were mostly in undesirable jobs or areas.· The best paper for job vacancies is the Sunday issue of Berlingske Tidende.· This newspaper contains many helpful hints on job seeking as well as lots of varied and interesting job vacancies.· But green shoots were reported to be visible in job vacancy trends.
· Royal College of Nursing figures show that the three-month vacancy rate has risen by 30 % in the southeast.· A huge demands for apartments pushed vacancy rates down to the 1 to 2 percent level.· But then I had to move to San Francisco, a market touting a less than one percent vacancy rate.· In the San Diego metropolitan area, the vacancy rate is estimated to be about 10. 5 percent, Phillips said.
VERB· Bogus jobs line threat DIAL-A-JOB firms advertising bogus vacancies could soon be outlawed.· Advertised vacancies Go through advertised vacancies in local, regional and national papers and professional journals with a fine-tooth comb!· He's allowed his pub the Red Lion in Northleach, to advertise vacancies supplied by the jobcentre.
· These are the course which will fill their vacancies rapidly.· In fact, many teachers have left private preschool jobs to help fill the vacancies in primary-grade classrooms.· The Executive Committee shall have power to fill any vacancy occurring in the office of Auditor during the year. 10.· No wonder, then, that so many candidates are competing to fill the vacancy in DeKalb.· He fills a vacancy created by the recent resignation of James White, 56 years old and former vice chairman.· Then another image began to fill the vacancy.· Then, too, the band or orchestra directors may encourage kids to fill certain vacancies in the ensembles.
There are still two vacancies on the school board.vacancy for We have no vacancies for photographers at the moment. The council is making every effort to fill the vacancies. information about job vacancies► see thesaurus at job2[countable] a room in a hotel or building that is not being used and is available for someone to stay in: Let me see if we have a vacancy for tonight. ‘No vacancies’, the sign read.3[uncountable] written lack of interest or thought: His mouth fell open and the look of vacancy returned.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + vacancya job vacancy· He searched the newspapers regularly for job vacancies.a suitable vacancy· We will keep your CV on file in case other suitable vacancies arise.an unfilled vacancy (=a job for which no one has been hired)· The teaching unions estimate there are some 10,000 unfilled vacancies.a staff vacancy· Other officers are working overtime because of staff vacancies.verbshave a vacancy· We have no vacancies for cleaners at present.advertise a vacancy· Where did you see the vacancy advertised?fill a vacancy (=find or be a new person for a job)· We are making every effort to fill the vacancies.create/leave a vacancy· the vacancy which was created by White’s resignationthere is a vacancy· She asked if there were any vacancies for salespeople.a vacancy comes up (also a vacancy arises/occurs formal) (=there is a vacancy)· A vacancy has arisen on the committee.