maximum occupancy
noun
: the largest number of people who can legally be in a room or building at the same time
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For the maximum occupancy requirements, the House bill doesn’t get as specific as the Senate bill.
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Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The city determines maximum occupancy using a number of factors.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
An internal staircase connects to the mezzanine level above, which is designed with a queen-sized Murphy bed concealed in the millwork, to allow for a maximum occupancy of four people in each tree house.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2024
This year will have the same maximum occupancy, and tickets are selling well so far.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2023
They’re always built for maximum occupancy.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The city determines maximum occupancy using a number of factors.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
An internal staircase connects to the mezzanine level above, which is designed with a queen-sized Murphy bed concealed in the millwork, to allow for a maximum occupancy of four people in each tree house.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2024
This year will have the same maximum occupancy, and tickets are selling well so far.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2023
They’re always built for maximum occupancy.
—The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
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“Maximum occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maximum%20occupancy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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