occupancy

oc·cu·pan·cy

noun \ˈä-kyə-pən(t)-sē\

: the act of living or staying in a particular place

: the number of people who are in a particular building or room at one time

plural oc·cu·pan·cies

Full Definition of OCCUPANCY

1

:  the fact or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on something <occupancy of the estate>

2

:  the act or fact of taking or having possession (as of unowned land) to acquire ownership

3

:  the fact or condition of being occupied <occupancy by more than 400 persons is unlawful>

4

:  the use to which a property is put <industrial occupancy>

5

:  a building or part of a building intended to be occupied (as by a tenant)

Examples of OCCUPANCY

1. The sign above the auditorium door says, “Maximum occupancy: 500 persons.”
2. <the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold>

First Known Use of OCCUPANCY

1596

Related to OCCUPANCY

Synonyms

habitation, occupation, possession, residency

Related Words

tenancy, tenantry; ownership, proprietorship; trespass

Near Antonyms

dispossession, ejection, ejectment; vacancy; vacating, vacation