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vacancy

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va·can·cy  (vkn-s)
n. pl. va·can·cies
1. The condition of being vacant or unoccupied.
2. An empty or unoccupied space.
3. A position, office, or place of accommodation that is unfilled or unoccupied.
4. Emptiness of mind; inanity.
5. A crystal defect caused by the absence of an atom, ion, or molecule in a crystal lattice.
6. Archaic A period of leisure; idleness.

vacancy
Noun
pl -cies
1. an unoccupied job or position: he had heard of a vacancy for a librarian
2. an unoccupied room in a hotel or guesthouse: the last hotel we tried had a vacancy
3. the state of being unoccupied
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vacancyvacancy - being unoccupied
emptiness - the state of containing nothing
2.vacancyvacancy - an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"
space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"

vacancy
noun 1. opening, job, post, place, position, role, situation, opportunity, slot, berth (informal) niche, job opportunity, vacant position, situation vacant
2. room, space, available accommodation, unoccupied room
Translations
Spanish vacancy [ˈveɪkənsɪ] n (BRIT) (= job); vacante f (= room); cuarto libro;
have you any vacancies? → ¿tiene or hay alguna habitación or algún cuarto libre?

French vacancy [ˈveɪkənsɪ] n (Brit) (= job); poste vacant (= room); chambre f disponible;
"no vacancies" → "complet"

German vacancy [ˈveɪkənsɪ] n (Brit) (job) → freie Stelle f;
(room in hotel etc) → freies Zimmer nt;
"no vacancies" → "belegt";
have you any vacancies? (hotel) → haben Sie Zimmer frei?;
(office) → haben Sie freie Stellen?

Italian vacancy [ˈveɪkənsɪ] n (= job) → posto libero (= room); stanza libera;
"no vacancies" → "completo";
have you any vacancies? (office) → avete bisogno di personale?;
(hotel) → avete una stanza?

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Had a vacancy occurred in the post office at that time, I should have jumped at it.
Another sort is, when [1292b] the magistrates are men of very small fortune, who upon any vacancy do themselves fill it up: and if they do this out of the community at large, the state approaches to an aristocracy; if out of any particular class of people, it will be an oligarchy.
, there is now another vacancy open which entitles a member of the League to a salary of 4 pounds a week for purely nominal services.
 
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