vacancy
noun
va·can·cy
ˈvā-kən(t)-sē 
plural vacancies
1
: a vacant office, post, or tenancy
2
a
: a vacating of an office, post, or piece of property
b
: the time such office or property is vacant
3
: physical or mental inactivity or relaxation : idleness
4
: empty space : void
specifically
: an unoccupied site for an atom or ion in a crystal
5
: the state of being vacant : vacuity
6
archaic
: an interval of leisure
Examples of vacancy in a Sentence
School administrators are trying to fill vacancies before the beginning of the school year.
There were no vacancies at the hotel.
Recent Examples on the Web
And despite a slight uptick in vacancy rates, the market remains competitive for quality spaces, according Anjee Solanki, Colliers’ national director of retail services and practice groups.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Across the nation’s more than 100 field offices, the agreement indicates that vacancy rates could climb as high as 35%, compared with current staffing levels, the New York Times reported.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
San Francisco’s downtown vacancy rate remained a stubbornly high 35.8% at the end of the first quarter, and average asking rents are still a depressed $68.63 per square foot, according to CBRE.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
In comparison, the Placer Public Employees Organization, a union, had about a 9% vacancy rate.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vacancy
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Across the nation’s more than 100 field offices, the agreement indicates that vacancy rates could climb as high as 35%, compared with current staffing levels, the New York Times reported.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
San Francisco’s downtown vacancy rate remained a stubbornly high 35.8% at the end of the first quarter, and average asking rents are still a depressed $68.63 per square foot, according to CBRE.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
In comparison, the Placer Public Employees Organization, a union, had about a 9% vacancy rate.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vacancy
Cite this Entry
“Vacancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacancy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
vacancy
noun
va·can·cy
ˈvā-kən-sē
plural vacancies
1
: something (as an office or hotel room) that is vacant
2
: empty space
3
: the state of being vacant
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share