OCCUPANCY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

occupancy

noun

ˈä-kyə-pən(t)-sē

Definition of occupancy

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 new measure also captures people the old one ignores entirely—including nursing-home residents and students in dorms, who don’t show up in owner-occupancy data at all. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 July 2026 This is a clear indication that price hikes offset occupancy loss. — Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Underground’s occupancy rate has climbed from 5% to 65% during Lalani’s tenure. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 New York City had hotels reporting higher occupancy and prices per room from the tournament, according to the New York Fed. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for occupancy

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And the divide is especially stark for workers without bachelor’s degrees; nearly two-thirds of city occupations do not require a four-year degree, but their median wage is almost $60,000 lower than for occupations that do.

— Emma Pfohman, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
The Glenwood native and Bloom High School graduate tried a few occupations after high school but wasn’t all that comfortable with them.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Combined with Cape Ann’s northeasterly location along the East Coast jutting out into the Atlantic, the lighthouse would have been one of the first signs of human habitation people making the trip from Western Europe to America would have seen.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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As of late 2025, Alibaba Cloud held roughly 36% to 37% domestic share, Huawei Cloud 16%, and Tencent Cloud 9%, with foreign providers largely locked out by data residency and compliance rules.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Greece and Portugal’s residency-by-investment plans, for example, both require a 250,000 euros (about $284,650) investment—Greece’s can lead to citizenship after seven years; Portugal's, after five.

— Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

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