vacancy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈveɪkənsi/

Noun

vacancy

1. An unoccupied position or job.
2. An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
3. Empty space.
   • 1993, James Michie, trans. Ovid, The Art of Love, Book II:

     Sky was set above earth, land ringed with sea, / Chaos retired to its own vacancy [...].

4. Lack of intelligence or understanding.
5. (physics) A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

Related terms

• vacant (adjective)
• vacate (verb)

Translations

• French: vacance
• German: Vakanz, freie Stelle
• Portuguese: vaga
• Russian: вака́нсия

Translations

• French: chambre libre
• German: freies Zimmer
• Portuguese: vaga
• Russian: свобо́дный но́мер

Translations

• German: freier Platz
• Russian: свобо́дное ме́сто

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