occupancynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɒk.jə.pən.si/us/ˈɑː.kjə.pən.si/formalsomeone's use of a room or building for the purposes of living or working:
The family's occupancy of the apartment lasted only six months.
The price for a room is $158 per person per night, double/single occupancy (= two people/one person in each room).
the number of things, such as rooms, that are being used, in relation to the total number available:
Average occupancy at Florida hospitals is now 49 percent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Living or sleeping somewhere
- abide
- domiciled
- dwell
- exist
- habitable
- inhospitable
- live in
- live in sin idiom
- live out
- live-in
- lodge
- residency
- resident
- residential
- room
- root
- settle
- settle down
- squat
- stay
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