vacancy
noun
va·can·cy
ˈvā-kən(t)-sē 
plural vacancies
1
: a vacant office, post, or tenancy
2
a
: 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
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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Bee Cave's City Charter gives the council the ability to appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the election, but no appointment has been made at this time.
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Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
The team remains in search of a reliever, starter and a left-handed-hitting outfielder to fill the vacancy Tucker leaves behind.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
That notice was filed Tuesday morning, but the sources affirmed no one will be living onsite as of Jan. 15.
Migrants who currently live at Floyd Bennett Field and still need housing once the shelter shutters are expected to be directed to other city sites with vacancies, the sources said.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
When a vacancy occurs in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator vacating the seat, almost guaranteeing that a political insider will get the nod.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
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Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
The team remains in search of a reliever, starter and a left-handed-hitting outfielder to fill the vacancy Tucker leaves behind.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
That notice was filed Tuesday morning, but the sources affirmed no one will be living onsite as of Jan. 15.
Migrants who currently live at Floyd Bennett Field and still need housing once the shelter shutters are expected to be directed to other city sites with vacancies, the sources said.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
When a vacancy occurs in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator vacating the seat, almost guaranteeing that a political insider will get the nod.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Vacancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacancy. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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vacancy
noun
va·can·cy
ˈvā-kən-sē
plural vacancies
1
: something (as an office or hotel room) that is vacant
2
: empty space
3
: the state of being vacant
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