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Vacancy Definition: Job Positions & Hotel Rooms (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：unfilled job position (vacancy)

vacancy 🔊

/ˈveɪ.kən.si/

A position or job that is available and needs to be filled.

Vacancy job position empty desk waiting for new employee

unfilled job position 🔊

➕

/ʌnˈfɪld dʒɒb pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

A job or position that is currently not occupied and is open for candidates to apply for.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'vacare' (to be empty) + '-ancy' (noun suffix).

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'vacant' + 'sea': an empty sea with no ships — or an empty office seat.

📖 Example

The tech company posted a vacancy for a senior engineer on its career website. 🔊 The tech company posted a vacancy for a senior engineer on its career website.

🔗 Collocations

job vacancy – an available position in a company

fill a vacancy – to hire someone for an empty position

vacancy notice – a public announcement that a position is open

🔄 Synonyms

opening (n.) – an available job or position

position (n.) – a job role that needs to be filled

post (n.) – a job, especially a formal or official one

🚫 Antonyms

occupancy (n.) – the state of being occupied (as opposed to vacancy)

incumbency (n.) – the period of holding a position

🌱 Derivatives

vacant (adj.) – empty or not occupied

vacantly (adv.) – in a vacant or empty manner

vacate (v.) – to leave or give up a position or space

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'vacare' via Old French 'vacance', first used in 14th century for empty spaces; by 1800s extended to unfilled jobs and unoccupied hotel rooms.

Meaning 2：unoccupied hotel room (vacancy)

vacancy 🔊

/ˈveɪ.kən.si/

A room in a hotel, motel, etc., that is not occupied and available for guests.

Vacancy hotel neon sign at night showing room available

unoccupied hotel room 🔊

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/ʌnˈɒk.jʊ.paɪd həʊˈtel ruːm/

A room in a hotel, motel, or similar accommodation that is not currently booked and is available for guests.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We called several hotels, but only one had a vacancy for our family of four during the holiday weekend. 🔊 We called several hotels, but only one had a vacancy for our family of four during the holiday weekend.

🔗 Collocations

no vacancy – a sign indicating all rooms are booked

vacancy rate – the percentage of unoccupied rooms in a hotel

hotel vacancy – an available room in a hotel

🔄 Synonyms

room available (n.) – a hotel room that is free to book

unoccupied room (n.) – a room not currently in use

free room (n.) – a room that is not taken

🚫 Antonyms

occupied room (n.) – a room currently in use by guests

no vacancy (n.) – the state of all rooms being taken

🌱 Derivatives

vacant (adj.) – empty or not occupied

vacantly (adv.) – in a vacant or empty manner

vacate (v.) – to leave or give up a room or space