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vacancy
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  1. vacancy
  2. vacancy clause

va·can·cy

noun \ˈvā-kən(t)-sē\
plural va·can·cies

Definition of VACANCY

1
archaic : an interval of leisure
2
: physical or mental inactivity or relaxation : idleness
3
a : a vacating of an office, post, or piece of property
b : the time such office or property is vacant
4
: a vacant office, post, or tenancy
5
: empty space : void; specifically : an unoccupied site for an atom or ion in a crystal
6
: the state of being vacant : vacuity
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Examples of VACANCY

  1. School administrators are trying to fill vacancies before the beginning of the school year.
  2. There were no vacancies at the hotel.

First Known Use of VACANCY

1598

Related to VACANCY

Synonyms
black hole, blank, blankness, emptiness, vacuity, void
Antonyms
fullness (also fulness)

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