释义
[ ok -yuh -puh n-see ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɒk yə pən si / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural oc·cu·pan·cies. 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.
the possession or tenancy of a property: You can have occupancy on June 1st.
the act of taking possession, as of a property.
the term during which one is an occupant.
the condition of being occupied: Occupancy of the auditorium is limited to 1200 people.
the use to which property is put.
exercise of dominion over property that has no owner so as to become the legal owner.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of occupancy First recorded in 1590–1600; occup(ant) + -ancy
SYNONYMS FOR occupancy 1 tenancy, occupation, possession.
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OTHER WORDS FROM occupancy un·oc·cu·pan·cy, noun Words nearby occupancy occult blood, occult fracture, occult hydrocephalus, occulting light, occultism, occupancy , occupant, occupation, occupational, occupational dermatitis, occupational disease
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Example sentences from the Web for occupancy Since then, it has rarely broken an occupancy rate of 10 percent amidst protracted political chaos.
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In 2009, according to the CDC, there were 944,277 hospital beds in the U.S., but the occupancy rate was only 67.8 percent.
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“They like to say the Waldorf has a 92 percent occupancy rate,” says Andrew.
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Within a year of the Games, occupancy levels had fallen from 80 percent to just 50 percent.
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With occupancy rates of 95 percent, Billingsly has been able to raise new rents by 15 percent this year.
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At the period when he flourished as an accredited historian, the occupancy of Ireland had passed into new hands.
The Round Towers of Ireland | Henry O'Brien
The right of occupancy exists as to things derelict or abandoned by their owners.
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There was no sign of occupancy and I felt depressed because it was all over.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 3 [March 1901] | Various
Frank remembered it as a drear-looking, lonesome place during the occupancy of the former incumbent.
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Another winter was now advancing, and the house in the city was ready for occupancy .
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British Dictionary definitions for occupancy noun plural -cies the act of occupying; possession of a property
law the possession and use of property by or without agreement and without any claim to ownership
law the act of taking possession of unowned property, esp land, with the intent of thus acquiring ownership
the condition or fact of being an occupant, esp a tenant
the period of time during which one is an occupant, esp of property
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