occupancy C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈɑkjəpənsi/ UK /ˈɒkjʊpənsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of occupying or using a space, or the proportion so used The hotel reported ninety percent occupancy during the summer festival. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of occupying or... occupationtenancyhabitationresidencepossessiontenure ↔ Opposites vacancyemptiness Word family Related forms occupyoccupantoccupieroccupation Etymology AI details From occupant (from Latin occupare, 'to seize, take possession of') plus the noun suffix -cy; occupare is from ob- plus capere ('to take'). occupare Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # occupancy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑkjəpənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒkjʊpənsi/ ## Meanings 1. the act of occupying or using a space, or the proportion so used ## Examples - The hotel reported ninety percent occupancy during the summer festival. ## Synonyms - occupation - tenancy - habitation - residence - possession - tenure ## Antonyms - vacancy - emptiness ## Related Forms - occupy - occupant - occupier - occupation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: occupare - Root: capere ## Etymology From occupant (from Latin occupare, 'to seize, take possession of') plus the noun suffix -cy; occupare is from ob- plus capere ('to take'). ## AI Etymology Occupancy is from occupant (from Latin occupare, 'to seize, take possession of') plus the noun suffix -cy; occupare is from ob- plus capere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include occupare (Latin) and capere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of occupying or using a space, or the proportion so used. The wider family includes related words such as occupy, occupant, occupier, and occupation. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown