vacancy

noun

va·can·cy | \ ˈvā-kən(t)-sē

plural vacancies

Definition of vacancy

1 : a vacant office, post, or tenancy

2a : a vacating of an office, post, or piece of property

b : the time such office or property is vacant

3 : physical or mental inactivity or relaxation : idleness

4 : empty space : void specifically : an unoccupied site for an atom or ion in a crystal

5 : the state of being vacant : vacuity

6 archaic : an interval of leisure

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Examples of vacancy in a Sentence

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

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Commercial real-estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. said separately that its measure of the vacancy rate for U.S. industrial real estate ticked up slightly to 5% in the first quarter while rent growth slowed. — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, "Warehouse Availability Stabilizes in Tight U.S. Logistics Market," 18 Apr. 2019 There are currently 122 vacancies on district courts and circuit courts of appeals for Trump to fill, out of 856 total. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The Senate is a huge problem for Democrats," 8 Nov. 2018 Under this scenario there is no vacancy but there still would be a considerable intensifier for Democratic voters. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Will a justice delayed be a justice denied?," 19 Sep. 2018 The mayor interviews three candidates for each vacancy and selects one. — Corinne Ramey, WSJ, "Court Officials Blast Mayor de Blasio for Delays on Judges," 2 Jan. 2019 The first case involves now-federal appeals court Judge William Pryor, whom Trump also considered for the Supreme Court vacancy to which Kavanaugh is being appointed. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The Brett Kavanaugh perjury controversy, explained by 4 legal scholars," 7 Sep. 2018 As a bonus, after Gorsuch’s nomination, a White House official named two more Kennedy clerks— Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge—as leading contenders for a future Supreme Court vacancy. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Confirmed: The Supreme Court Is Just Another White Boys’ Club," 10 July 2018 Hardiman was a runner-up for the vacancy ultimately filled by Gorsuch. — Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller And Ken Thomas, Houston Chronicle, "Trump weighs 2 or 3 candidates for court, to meet with Pence," 6 July 2018 He was considered for the last Supreme Court vacancy, but didn’t meet with Trump then. — Bloomberg, Fortune, "Trump Has Already Interviewed These 4 Possible Replacements for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy," 3 July 2018

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