OCCUPANCY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

occupancy

noun

ˈä-kyə-pən(t)-sē

as in occupation

the act or fact of residing in a place the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold

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Recent Examples of occupancy The city of Hartford broadly allows up to two renters with owner-occupancy in most residential areas, according to Pro-Homes fact sheets. —

Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Ocean Explorer Passenger occupancy? —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026 The new 344,000-square-foot El Camino Health Los Gatos Hospital is expected to feature 122 single-occupancy rooms and be completed and open sometime in 2032. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 This upward trend continued in 2025 as the destination had a record-breaking summer with a 15% year-on-year increase in visits and an average occupancy rate of 85% in its hotels. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for occupancy

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As in practically every white-collar occupation, lawyers are embracing AI to make their practices more efficient and effective, and many lawyers use ChatGPT to do some types of legal work.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Following the 1940 Nazi occupation of Denmark, Washington established a protective mandate over Greenland to secure its strategic cryolite mines and critical Arctic weather stations.

— Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026