noun
[ U ] ( BrE , technical ) the fact of owning a house that is empty because the people who lived there have moved out
noun
[ U ] ( BrE , technical ) the fact of owning a house that is empty because the people who lived there have moved out
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005