occupancy

/ˈɒkjəpənsi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːkjəpənsi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈä-kyə-pən(t)-sē/ (ame, mw)

occupancy — noun

1. the situation in which a person lives in a house, flat, or other space, or works

1.名詞C1
釋義

the situation in which a person lives in a house, flat, or other space, or works inside a building, treated as a period or arrangement rather than a single visit.

例句

The Lin family's occupancy of the Taipei apartment began on a rainy Saturday in March.

occupancy of [place] for residential use

During Marcus's occupancy, the small office above the bakery was always lit until midnight.

during [someone's] occupancy framing a time period

同義詞
  • tenancy

    narrower — only when rent is paid to a landlord

  • residence

    emphasises living somewhere, not working there

  • habitation

    very formal; often appears on signs and legal notices

反義詞
  • vacancy

    the state of a place being empty and available

文法句型

occupancy of [place]

during [someone's] occupancy

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person, family, or organisation, and the noun typically takes 'of + place' or sits inside the formula 'period / start / end of occupancy'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the act or arrangement of living or working somewhere, not how full a place is.

常見錯誤

❌I had a short occupancy in the hotel last night.
✅I had a short stay at the hotel last night.
💡for one-off visits use 'stay'; 'occupancy' suggests a tenancy or formal arrangement.
❌She occupancy the house since 2010.
✅She has occupied the house since 2010.
💡'occupancy' is a noun; the matching verb is 'occupy'.

2. the share of rooms, seats, or units in a place such as a hotel, plane, or car pa

2.名詞C1
釋義

the share of rooms, seats, or units in a place such as a hotel, plane, or car park that currently have people or things in them, usually given as a number out of the total available.

例句

The seaside hotel reported ninety percent occupancy for the long weekend in July.

[number]% occupancy as a measurable share

Low occupancy in February forced the resort to close two floors and lay off staff.

low occupancy with a business consequence

同義詞
  • occupancy rate

    the same idea expressed as the explicit compound noun

  • utilisation

    broader — covers any resource in use, not just rooms or seats

  • load factor

    industry term, mainly used in transport

反義詞

文法句型

occupancy rate

[number]% occupancy

high / low occupancy

用法筆記

Frequently appears with a percentage, the modifiers 'high / low / average', or as the compound 'occupancy rate'. Subject is the venue or its operator, not the guests; the noun rarely takes 'of + person'. Distinguish from sense 1: that sense is about who is using a place; this sense is about how much of the place is in use.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel has many occupancies tonight.
✅The hotel has high occupancy tonight.
💡this sense is uncountable; use 'high / low' rather than a plural form.
❌The flight was at full occupancy of passengers.
✅The flight was at full occupancy.
💡drop 'of passengers'; the share itself is the meaning.