occupancy

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.

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   an act of being a tenant or occupant

2. (countable, uncountable)The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.

   They had a five-year occupancy on the house.

3. (countable, uncountable)The specific use to which something occupied is put.

   This building is for residential occupancy.

4. (countable, uncountable)A mode of acquiring title to a thing which belongs to nobody, by taking possession of it with an intent of acquiring such title.

   The federal government's occupancy of immigration law precludes state action.

5. (countable, uncountable)The expected frequency of a state.

1. Rooms are single occupancy.

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2. Hotel guests may be charged a "room occupancy tax".

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3. The occupancy rate in hotels is almost fifty percent.

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