Occupancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act of being a tenant or occupant

the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːkjʊpənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒkjʊpənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒkjʊpənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːkjʊpənsi/.

Examples

occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moving in tenancy occupation

Parts of Speech

noun	an act of being a tenant or occupant
noun	the act of occupying or taking possession of a building “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”

Word Forms

occupant	noun	someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
occupy	verb	live (in a certain place)
tenant	noun	a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Belegung

ein Akt, Mieter oder Bewohner zu sein

🇫🇷French

occupation

un acte d'être locataire ou occupant

🇪🇸Spanish

ocupación

un acto de ser inquilino u ocupante

🇮🇹Italian

occupazione

l'atto di essere inquilino o occupante

🇳🇱Dutch

bezetting

een daad van huurder of bewoner zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

ocupação

ato de ser inquilino ou ocupante

🇷🇺Russian

размещение

акт быть арендатором или жильцом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिभोग

किरायेदार या रहनेवाला होने का एक कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

দখল

ভাড়াটে বা দখলদার হওয়ার একটি কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு

குத்தகைதாரர் அல்லது குடியிருப்பாளராக இருக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్యుపెన్సీ

అద్దెదారు లేదా నివాసి అనే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

वहिवाट

भाडेकरू किंवा रहिवासी असण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભોગવટો

ભાડૂત અથવા કબજેદાર હોવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ಯುಪೆನ್ಸಿ

ಹಿಡುವಳಿದಾರ ಅಥವಾ ನಿವಾಸಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താമസം

വാടകക്കാരനോ താമസക്കാരനോ ആയ ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਜ਼ਾ

ਕਿਰਾਏਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਰਾਏਦਾਰ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبضے

کرایہ دار یا مکین ہونے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

占用

作为租户或居住者的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

占有率

テナントまたは占有者になる行為

🇰🇷Korean

점유

임차인 또는 점유자가 되는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sức chứa

một hành động là người thuê nhà hoặc người cư trú

🇹🇭Thai

อัตราการเข้าพัก

การกระทำของผู้เช่าหรือผู้ครอบครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hunian

tindakan menjadi penyewa atau penghuni

🇲🇾Malay

penghunian

perbuatan menjadi penyewa atau penghuni

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإشغال

فعل كونه المستأجر أو الشاغل

🇮🇷Persian

اشغال

عمل مستاجر یا ساکن بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

doluluk

kiracı veya sakin olma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תפוסה

מעשה של דייר או דייר

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The primary meaning of 'occupancy' is 'an act of being a tenant or occupant'.

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Using 'occupancy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'occupancy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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