vacant

The definition of vacant is empty.

(adjective)

When an apartment is for rent and no one is living there, this is an example of an apartment that would be described as vacant.

See vacant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having nothing in it, as a space; devoid of contents; empty; void
not held, filled, or occupied, as a position or office
having no occupant: a vacant seat
untenanted, as a room or house
not filled with activity or work; free; leisure: vacant time
1. having or showing emptiness of mind or lack of intelligence, interest, thought, etc.
2. empty of thought: said of the mind
Law
1. unoccupied or unused, as land
2. having no claimant, as an estate or succession
3. not yet granted, as public lands

Origin: OFr < L vacans, prp. of vacare, to be empty

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See vacant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Containing nothing; empty.
Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: a vacant position.
Not occupied or put to use: a vacant lot.
Law Not claimed by an heir: a vacant estate.
a. Lacking intelligence or knowledge: a vacant mind.
b. Lacking expression; blank: a vacant stare.
Not filled with any activity: vacant hours. See Synonyms at empty.