occupancy

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɑkjəpənsi/ UK /ˈɒkjʊpənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... occupation tenancy habitation residence possession tenure

Opposites

vacancy emptiness

Word family

Related forms occupy occupant occupier occupation

Etymology

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

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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