occupancy

noun [U]

/ˈɒk.jʊ.pən.si/

/ˈɑː.kjə-/ formal

Definition

› someone's use of a room or building for the purposes of living or working: The family's occupancy of the apartment lasted only six months.Living or sleeping somewhere › the number of things, such as hotel rooms, that are being used, in relation to the total number available: Average occupancy at Florida hospitals is now 49 percent.Filling and completing

(Definition of occupancy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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