n.
Pronunciation: ' ä-ky ə -p ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 1596
1 : the fact or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on something < occupancy of the estate>
2 : the act or fact of taking or having possession (as of unowned land) to acquire ownership
3 : the fact or condition of being occupied < occupancy by more than 400 persons is unlawful>
4 : the use to which a property is put <industrial occupancy >
5 : a building or part of a building intended to be occupied (as by a tenant)