vacancy
vacancy definition
va·cancy (vā′kən sē)
noun pl. vacancies -·cies
- the state of being vacant, or empty; emptiness
- empty space
- a vacant space; gap, blank, opening, etc.
- the state of being empty in mind; lack of intelligence, interest, or thought; vacuity
- Now Rare the state of being free from work, activity, etc.; idleness
- an unoccupied position or office; unfilled post, situation, or job
- untenanted quarters, as in a hotel
- Physics a lattice defect in a crystal due to a displaced or missing ion or atom
Etymology: L vacantia < vacans
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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