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The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of which it could not with its own citizens ever have taken possession.
William H. Wharton

Meaning of "occupancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OCCUPANCY

occupancy  [ˈɒkjʊpənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCCUPANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Occupancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OCCUPANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

occupancy

Occupancy

Occupancy in building construction and building codes is the use or intended use of a building or part thereof for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property. A closely related meaning is the number of units in such a building that are rented or leased, or otherwise in-use. The lack of occupancy in this sense is a vacancy.

Definition of occupancy in the English dictionary

The first definition of occupancy in the dictionary is the act of occupying; possession of a property. Other definition of occupancy is the possession and use of property by or without agreement and without any claim to ownership. Occupancy is also the act of taking possession of unowned property, esp land, with the intent of thus acquiring ownership.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCCUPANCY


agency
ˈeɪdʒənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
consultancy
kənˈsʌltənsɪ
currency
ˈkʌrənsɪ
deficiency
dɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
dependency
dɪˈpɛndənsɪ
discrepancy
dɪˈskrɛpənsɪ
efficiency
ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
emergency
ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
flippancy
ˈflɪpənsɪ
frequency
ˈfriːkwənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ
pregnancy
ˈprɛɡnənsɪ
preoccupancy
priːˈɒkjʊpənsɪ
rampancy
ˈræmpənsɪ
regency
ˈriːdʒənsɪ
residency
ˈrɛzɪdənsɪ
tendency
ˈtɛndənsɪ
transparency
trænsˈpærənsɪ
vacancy
ˈveɪkənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCCUPANCY

occupancies
occupant
occupation
occupation franchise
occupation grouping
occupation groupings
occupational
occupational guidance
occupational hazard
occupational health
occupational medicine
occupational pension
occupational psychologist
occupational psychology
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
occupational therapist
occupational therapy
occupationally
occupative
occupied

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCCUPANCY

accountancy
buoyancy
Clancy
compliancy
conservancy
constancy
expectancy
fancy
infancy
job vacancy
life expectancy
malignancy
management consultancy
nancy
Puy de Sancy
redundancy
relevancy
tenancy
the fancy
vibrancy

Synonyms and antonyms of occupancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OCCUPANCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «occupancy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of occupancy

Translation of «occupancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCCUPANCY

Find out the translation of occupancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of occupancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «occupancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

占用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ocupación
570 millions of speakers

English

occupancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिभोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإشغال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

размещение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ocupação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দখল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

occupation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghunian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bewohnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

占有
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panggonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho thuê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தங்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वहिवाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

işgal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occupazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ilość osób
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розміщення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ocupare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πληρότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besetting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beläggning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belegg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of occupancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCCUPANCY»

The term «occupancy» is very widely used and occupies the 17.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OCCUPANCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «occupancy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «occupancy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about occupancy

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QUOTES WITH «OCCUPANCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word occupancy.
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William H. Wharton
The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of which it could not with its own citizens ever have taken possession.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCCUPANCY»

Discover the use of occupancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to occupancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling: Inferring Patterns and ...
Occupancy in ecological investigations; Fundamental principles of statistical inference; Single-species, single-season occupancy models; Single-species, single-season models with heterogeneous detection probabilities; Design of single ...
Darryl I. MacKenzie, 2006
2
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling: Inferring Patterns and ...
Occupancy Estimation and Modeling is the first book to examine the latest methods in analyzing presence/absence data surveys.
Darryl I. MacKenzie, James D. Nichols, J. Andrew Royle, 2005
3
High Occupancy
The events of that night fill them with the height of fear and revelation, disturbing not only the peace, but health and happiness. --High Occupancy includes a Readers Guide--
Linda R. Ward, 2007
4
Photographic Enforcement of High-Occupancy Vehicle-Hov Lanes
Can still-photos be used for automated enforcement of HOV lane violations?
Bill McFadden, Jim Innes, 1990
5
Design for aging post-occupancy evaluations: lessons learned ...
There is a critical need for research that specifically links design features and elements with the activities of individuals with specific needs, desires, and abilities. This book is a great step forward in that process.
Jeffrey W. Anderzhon, Ingrid L. Fraley, American Institute of Architects, 2007
6
Contractor's Guide to the Building Code
Each part of a building must be classified for occupancy as shown in IBC Section 302.1. A mixed occupancy building will fall under one of three sections: 1. Accessory occupancies, IBC Section 508.3.1 2. Nonseparated occupancies, IBC  ...
Jack M. Hageman, 2008
7
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice
Step 1: Determine Occupancy Codes require establishment of one or more occupancy categories for a building. The terminology used in the various model codes to describe these building uses has evolved in the IBC format to titles such as ...
Joseph A. Demkin, 2008
8
Call Centers For Dummies
You can figure out expected occupancy in a couple of ways: You can look at the history of your operation and establish approximate benchmarks for occupancy, or you can calculate it by using a formula. We outline both of these approaches in  ...
Real Bergevin, Afshan Kinder, Winston Siegel, 2010
9
Ultra-high Throughput Sequencing Analysis of FOXP2 Occupancy ...
The forkhead transcription factor FOXP2 plays an important role in human speech and language.
Simone Sigrid Marticke, 2008
10
Manual for Transfers of Rights of Occupancy
By way of response to these limiations, this manual addresses aspects of procedures involved in land transfer.
Zebron Steven Gondwe, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCCUPANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term occupancy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hotel Occupancy in the Americas Region Up 2.1% to 72.6% for June …
Compared to June 2014, the Americas region reported a 2.1% increase in occupancy to 72.6%, a 4.7% increase in average daily rate to ... «Hotel News Resource, Jul 15»
2
Public Release: 24-Jul-2015 How to predict ICU bed occupancy and …
The critical care doctor Julio Barado-Hualde has developed a mathematical simulation model that enables the occupancy of beds in an ICU ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
3
New superhospital ER overcrowded while occupancy rate drops at …
Adult emergency waiting room at the new McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) hospital on the new Glen site, seen here before the new ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
HOV lane occupancy changes in Durham start July 28
DURHAM -- Durham residents will have an easier time using high occupancy vehicle lanes, starting next week. For the past month, temporary ... «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»
5
Ludlow Says Circus Mojo Never Had Occupancy License, Has Fire …
“While researching why the building would have been granted occupancy without these systems, they found no Certificate of Occupancy was ... «The River City News, Jul 15»
6
Business Report - 7/24: Hotel Occupancy Report
Hotel occupancy eases one point on Oahu to 89% but rises on the other islands, Big Island and Kauai both up to 75% full, Maui 76, all fuller ... «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
7
Sands Bethlehem hotel posts record occupancy rate
Sands Bethlehem's 302-room hotel posted a record occupancy rate of 92 percent for quarter ending June 30, even while commanding a nightly ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
8
Caribbean hotel occupancy up 2.6 percent
The Caribbean hotel sector continues to show strength, according to the newest report from STR Inc. The region's hotel occupancy rose to 69.8 ... «eTurboNews, Jul 15»
9
Prisons in Norway Reaches a Record-level Occupancy Level
The prisons in Norway have an average 98.1 percent occupancy level, the highest figure ever, writes newspaper Bergens Tidende. Prisons in ... «The Nordic Page, Jul 15»
10
Occupancy sensor market by components growing at a CAGR of …
The occupancy sensing module uses various technologies such as Passive Infrared (PIR), ultrasonic, and dual technology for precision motion ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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