Vacancy Moderate

Vacancy has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

being unoccupied

"The hotel room was marked as available because there was a vacancy in that wing of the building."

vacancy

an empty area or space

"the huge desert voids"

"the emptiness of outer space"

"without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

void vacancy emptiness vacuum

An unoccupied position or job.

"The company is advertising several vacancies in their marketing department."

In plain English: A vacancy is an empty spot that needs to be filled, like an unfilled job opening or an available room for rent.

"The hotel had no vacancies left, so we couldn't book a room for tonight."

Example Sentences

"The hotel had no vacancies left, so we couldn't book a room for tonight." noun

"The hotel room vacancy was confirmed after checking online." noun

"A sudden job vacancy opened up in the marketing department." noun

"There is a small vacancy on my schedule next Tuesday for coffee." noun

Origin

Vacancy comes from the Late Latin word vacantia, which originally meant something left empty or unoccupied. The term entered English as a doublet of "vacance," sharing the same root meaning but developing slightly different usage over time.

Rhyming Words

ency incy ancy fancy nancy zincy mancy mincy noncy dancy duncy poncy yancy cincy trancy pouncy rouncy egency dauncy anancy

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