inoccupancy

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noun

The state of having no occupants, the state of being unoccupied.

Opposite
occupancy
OriginEnglish occupancy ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

nouninoccupancy (countable and uncountable, plural inoccupancies)

plural inoccupancies

  1. countableuncountableThe state of having no occupants, the state of being unoccupied.
  2. countableuncountableThe period of time during which a property is not rented.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
occupancy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishoccupancy
  8. Englishinoccupancy

From in- + occupancy.

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APA

inoccupancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoccupancy

MLA

“inoccupancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoccupancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoccupancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoccupancy.

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