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vacancy

noun
/ˈveɪkənsi/CA/ˈvæɪkənsi/

Etymology

From Late Latin vacantia. Doublet of vacance.

  1. borrowed from vacantia

Definitions

  1. An unoccupied position or job.

    • Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

  2. An available room in a hotel

    An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.

  3. Empty space.

    • Sky was set above earth, land ringed with sea, / Chaos retired to its own vacancy ….
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A blank mind, unoccupied with thought.

    2. Lack of intelligence or understanding.

    3. A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

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Derived

anion vacancy, divacancy, monovacancy, multivacancy, semivacancy, trivacancy

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA