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occupancy Definition

oc·cu·pancy (äk′yo̵̅o̅ pən sē, -yə-)

noun pl. -·cies

    1. an occupying; a taking or keeping in possession
    2. the period during which a house, etc. is occupied
  2. the condition of being occupied
  3. Law the taking possession of a previously unowned object, thus establishing ownership

Etymology: < occupant

occupancy Synonyms

occupancy

n.

possession, occupation, inhabitance; see deed 2, ownership, title 2.

occupancy Law Definition

n

  1. The condition or act of possessing or living in a dwelling or on some property.
  2. The period of time during which one rents, owns, or in some way possesses property.
  3. Having actual possession of a place that has no owner so as to acquire legal rights to ownership. See also adverse possession.

occupancy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • dwelling: Equine businesses could fall within the definition for allowing occupancy of agricultural dwellings.
  • atom: My initial approach was to set the occupancies of the atoms to 0 and then refine in Refmac.
  • room: There is a discount for single occupancy of a double room or twin room of 35 % off the normal rate for 2 people.

Converse of object

  • assume: To secure victory next time, the Democrats have to prevent the Republicans from assuming sole occupancy of the moral high ground.
  • permit: Note however that the FZC orbitals must precede the orbitals permitted variable occupancy in the active list.

Adjective modifier

  • sole: Any group taking sole occupancy of a chalet can upgrade their service to classic plus for £ 40 per adult per week.
  • single: There is a discount for single occupancy of a double room or twin room of 35 % off the normal rate for 2 people.
  • double: The group rate is $ 96 single, $ 108 double occupancy, plus 11 % tax.
  • maximum: What is the maximum occupancy of a deluxe cabin?
  • multiple: Mr McKay: We know the problems that houses in multiple occupancy can create for people living in normal family homes.
  • orbital: As we noted above, such mixing requires orbital occupancy corresponding to the doubly excited state of 5c.

Modifies a noun

  • supplement: The single occupancy supplement is £ 57 per night.
  • sensor: Based on a timed mechanism urinal flushing every 30 minutes an occupancy sensor could save in the region of £ 300 per year.
  • refinement: All atoms belonging to the same occupancy group have the same shift applied during occupancy refinement.
  • lane: Access to bus lanes and high occupancy vehicle lanes should be encouraged along with the use of advanced stop lines at traffic lights.
  • rate: Most hotels have occupancy rates in the single digits.
  • restriction: Please note that the properties are subject to an 11 month occupancy restriction.

Noun used with modifier

  • multi: You will join a team of two existing receptionists in this busy multi occupancy building.
  • bed: In the last ten years there has been an increase in bed occupancy from 75 percent to 95 percent.
  • %: Over 90 % occupancy - in a single year, incredible!