preoccupancy

pre·oc·cu·pan·cy

P0528100 (prē-ŏk′yə-pən-sē)n.1. The act or right of occupying a place beforehand or in advance.2. The state of being preoccupied or engrossed; preoccupation.

pre•oc•cu•pan•cy

(priˈɒk yə pən si)

n., pl. -cies. 1. the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy. 2. the state of being absorbed in thought.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preoccupancy - the mental state of being preoccupied by somethingengrossment, preoccupation, absorptioncognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processesabstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all elseabsentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
	2.	preoccupancy - the act of taking occupancy before someone else doespreoccupationmoving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"