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 reasons behind the sales are unknown, but office building valuations and occupancy rates have dropped across the country since 2020.
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Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Transient occupancy taxes, or hotel taxes, will transfer to the city over the course of five years.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The mobile home was not permitted for human occupancy, according to the report and Bonta’s lawsuit.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Menon pointed out that occupancy growth is driven by secondary and tertiary cities as much as demand from bigger cities like New Delhi and Bangalore, which suggests that the India's rising middle class is a revenue opportunity for businesses.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Transient occupancy taxes, or hotel taxes, will transfer to the city over the course of five years.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The mobile home was not permitted for human occupancy, according to the report and Bonta’s lawsuit.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Menon pointed out that occupancy growth is driven by secondary and tertiary cities as much as demand from bigger cities like New Delhi and Bangalore, which suggests that the India's rising middle class is a revenue opportunity for businesses.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
Noun
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Olof is a former Air Force pilot, an occupation for which one needed perfect vision.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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The son of Jewish parents in Poland, Kosiński had survived the Nazi occupation and Holocaust.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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Set on a 1,200-acre estate, this remote nature resort (which opened in 2022 with a modernist bathhouse and beachfront baths) may seem like the only hint of human habitation around—but the site has deep roots in Icelandic history.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Europe and Japan will provide a larger habitation module to accommodate astronauts for up to 90 days, the United Arab Emirates has agreed to build an airlock to add spacewalking capability to the Gateway, and Canada is developing a robotic arm.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fortunately, Visas and permanent residency are not required to buy these €1 houses.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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Archer was born in Barbados and qualified for England after seven years of residency in 2019.—
Max Mathews,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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