as in occupation
the act or fact of residing in a place
the landlord notified us of the need to cease occupancy in three months, when our apartment building would be sold
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Recent Examples of occupancy
The rental occupancy rate reached 91.7%, the highest level since 2015.
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Revenue from the hotel room tax known as transient occupancy tax or TOT increased from $19.1 million to $19.7 million, or 3%.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Amid the tidal wave of deliveries of new rental supply, occupancy rates have barely dipped, reflecting demand that has been strong enough to surprise many in the industry.
—Brad Hunter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In assessing the future of each individual building on the list released Tuesday, the GSA will consider current use, occupancy, cost of agency relocations and local market conditions when making final decisions.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Revenue from the hotel room tax known as transient occupancy tax or TOT increased from $19.1 million to $19.7 million, or 3%.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Amid the tidal wave of deliveries of new rental supply, occupancy rates have barely dipped, reflecting demand that has been strong enough to surprise many in the industry.
—Brad Hunter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
In assessing the future of each individual building on the list released Tuesday, the GSA will consider current use, occupancy, cost of agency relocations and local market conditions when making final decisions.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occupancy
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The 13th century sculpted item is currently on view in the Louvre’s Denon wing, where a label says it was acquired during the German occupation of France, with the intention of displaying it in a Düsseldorf museum.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s too bad for several reasons, including Lee’s meticulous reconstruction of Hong Kong and Shanghai under Japanese occupation, paranoid, perilous places in which anyone could be working with the occupying forces or conspiring against them.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Africa, the earliest evidence of human rainforest habitation dated to 18,000 years ago.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ice may lie an inch or so below the Moon’s surface in many more regions than previously thought — which has major implications for longer-term lunar exploration or even habitation.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Gold Card program fundamentally shifts the narrative around U.S. residency, framing it as a commodity rather than a privilege earned through traditional processes.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In total, the residency will gather 455,000 attendees, according to promoter OCESA.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Occupancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occupancy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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