vacancy — an unoccupied position or job
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an unoccupied position or job
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈveɪkənsi/
Example Sentences
- The 'No Vacancy' sign at the motel was flickering like my hopes of finding a room.
- After the CEO retired, the company struggled to fill the vacancy with someone equally incompetent.
- There are three vacancies in our department that need to be filled urgently.
vacancy
NOUN[/ˈveɪkənsi/]
an unoccupied position or job
The company announced a vacancy for a senior designer.
The manager filled the vacancy with an excellent new employee. (🪑 Empty Seat + 👤 New Employee → Vacancy)
The vacancy led her to an employment agency, where she found a new opportunity.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Vacancy derives from Latin vacare, meaning 'to be empty or unoccupied.' The word entered English through Middle French, evolving from its original sense of 'empty state' to denote 'an unoccupied position or available opening.'
Breakdown
vacare (to be empty) + -ancy (suffix denoting state or condition), forming a noun that represents the state of being vacant or unoccupied.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The 'No Vacancy' sign at the motel was flickering like my hopes of finding a room.”
“After the CEO retired, the company struggled to fill the vacancy with someone equally incompetent.”
“There are three vacancies in our department that need to be filled urgently.”
“The apartment had a high vacancy rate due to the ghost rumors.”
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