Occupancy Meaning
/ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
nounThe period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
Sentence Examples
Rooms are single occupancy.
Hotel guests may be charged a "room occupancy tax".
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The building's overall ____ rate increased quickly after many new offices opened.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The maximum ____ of the elevator is ten people, as clearly stated on the safety sign inside.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English occupant English -cy English occupancy From occupant + -cy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But if the matter pre-existing belong to none, then shall the Right be acquired by a kind of Occupancy: But if it it belong to another, then that the Right of Propriety descends not naturally unto us alone, will appear by what follows."
— 1682, Hugo Grotius, chapter III, in William Evats, transl., The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War and Peace …, Book II, translation of original in Latin, page 88:
"Occupancy is the taking possession of those things, which before belonged to nobody."
— 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, volume 2, page 258:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The building's overall ____ rate increased quickly after many new offices opened.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The maximum ____ of the elevator is ten people, as clearly stated on the safety sign inside.