occupancy
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
- The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
- The specific use to which something occupied is put.
Etymology
Suffix from English occupant.
Origin
English
occupant
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- inoccupancy English
- multioccupancy English
- nonoccupant English
- occupant English
- overoccupancy English
- preoccupancy English
- preoccupant English
- underoccupancy English
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- occupant Middle French