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vacancy

[ vey-kuhn-see ]

noun

plural vacancies.
  1. the state of being vacant; emptiness.
  2. a vacant, empty, or unoccupied place, as untenanted lodgings or offices:

    This building still has no vacancies.

  3. a gap; opening; breach.
  4. an unoccupied position or office:

    a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

  5. lack of thought or intelligence; vacuity:

    a look of utter vacancy.

  6. Crystallography. (in a crystal) an imperfection resulting from an unoccupied lattice position. Compare interstitial ( def 3 ).
  7. Archaic. absence of activity; idleness.


vacancy

/ ˈ±¹±ðɪ°ìÉ™²Ô²õɪ /

noun

  1. the state or condition of being vacant or unoccupied; emptiness
  2. an unoccupied post or office

    we have a vacancy in the accounts department

  3. an unoccupied room in a boarding house, hotel, etc

    put the "No Vacancies" sign in the window

  4. lack of thought or intelligent awareness; inanity

    an expression of vacancy on one's face

  5. physics a defect in a crystalline solid caused by the absence of an atom, ion, or molecule from its position in the crystal lattice
  6. obsolete.
    idleness or a period spent in idleness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vacancy1

From the Medieval Latin word vacantia, dating back to 1570–80. See vacant, -ancy
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Example Sentences

There are no vacancies in England's top seven but Zak Crawley's poor form, Jacob Bethell's Indian Premier League commitments and the chance for injuries means nothing can be ruled out at this stage.

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There were murmurings of her potentially taking the vacancy before Lewis took the role in 2022, but Edwards wanted a little more time to establish herself in domestic cricket and around the franchise circuit.

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Unlike at other landlords, Cameron said, his company’s developments, the Colorado Center and Santa Monica Business Park, have few vacancies, and it took creative solutions to accommodate the new school tenants.

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This time, Elon Musk looms large in the race to fill a vacancy on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, even if the billionaire's name doesn't appear on the ballot.

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And of course, this number doesn't reflect the over 200 vacancies that currently exist and won't be filled.

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