occupancy
occupancy Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action, state, or fact of residing in or using a building, room, or piece of land, or the period during which it is used.
"The newly renovated apartment building will be ready for occupancy at the beginning of next month."
The number or proportion of people or things present in a building, vehicle, or accommodation at a given time relative to its capacity.
"Fire safety regulations strictly limit the maximum occupancy of the lecture hall to two hundred people."
In law, the act of taking physical possession of an unowned object or piece of property as the primary means of acquiring legal title to it.
"Under traditional property law, title to unclaimed goods could be established through first occupancy."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Occupancy' usually refers to the state, condition, or rate of physical habitation or use (as in 'hotel occupancy' or 'maximum occupancy'), whereas 'occupation' most commonly refers to a person's profession or a military seizure of territory.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century from 'occupant' and the suffix '-cy', ultimately tracing back to the Latin verb 'occupare', meaning 'to seize or take possession of'.