Definitions for vacancy
ˈveɪ kən siva·can·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.6 / 5 votes

1. vacancynoun

   being unoccupied

2. void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuumnoun

   an empty area or space

   "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vacancynoun

   An unoccupied position or job.

2. vacancynoun

   An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.

3. vacancynoun

   Empty space.

4. vacancynoun

   Lack of intelligence or understanding.

5. vacancynoun

   A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vacancy

   A vacancy refers to a position, space, or opportunity that is unoccupied or available to be filled. It can pertain to various contexts such as employment, real estate, or physics. For instance, in the job market, a vacancy is an available job position that employers aim to fill. Similarly, in real estate, it could refer to an empty house or apartment available for rent or purchase. In the realm of physics, a vacancy could refer to an empty space where an atom or electron should be in a crystal lattice.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vacancynoun

   the quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness

2. Vacancynoun

   that which is vacant

3. Vacancynoun

   empty space; vacuity; vacuum

4. Vacancynoun

   an open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences or thoughts

5. Vacancynoun

   unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of intermission; vacation

6. Vacancynoun

   a place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc

7. Etymology: [Cf. F. vacance.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vacancy

   The state of an office or commission to which no one is appointed.

Matched Categories

1. • Emptiness

How to pronounce vacancy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say vacancy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vacancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vacancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of vacancy in a Sentence

1. Alexander Smith:

   Your death and my death are mainly of importance to ourselves. The black plumes will be stripped off our hearses within the hour; tears will dry, hurt hearts close again, our graves grow level with the church-yard, and although we are away, the world wags on. It does not miss us; and those who are near us, when the first strangeness of vacancy wears off, will not miss us much either.

2. John Cornyn:

   I think no matter who is elected president of the United States in November, it's important we maintain the Republican majority in the United States Senate. The Supreme Court vacancy, if nothing else, ought to cause people to reach that conclusion, so whatever people need to do in their individual races on order to maintain that majority, I wholeheartedly support.

3. Jonathan Miller:

   It isn't an all-time record low in vacancy, but it is the lowest February since the financial crisis.

4. Jocelerme Privert:

   The National Assembly will take all necessary measures to fill the vacancy of the presidency.

5. Ryan Severino:

   We should expect only a modest increase in rent growth in 2015 due to the still-elevated vacancy rate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vacancy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vacancy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacancy
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html