occupancy (n.)

1590s, "condition of being an occupant;" from occupant + abstract noun suffix -cy. Meaning "fact of occupying" is from 1833; that of "proportion of available space that is occupied" is attested by 1974.

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occupant (n.)

1590s, "one who takes possession of something having no owner," from French occupant (15c.) or directly from Latin occupantem (nominative occupans), present participle of occupare "to take possession of" (see occupy). Earlier noun form was ocupier (early 14c.).

-cy

abstract noun suffix of quality or rank, from Latin -cia, -tia, from Greek -kia, -tia, from abstract ending -ia (see -ia) + stem ending -c- or -t-. The native correspondents are -ship, -hood.

preoccupancy (n.)

also pre-occupancy, "prior occupation, act of taking possession before another," 1734, from pre- "before" + occupancy.

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Definitions of occupancy

occupancy (n.)

an act of being a tenant or occupant;

Synonyms: tenancy

occupancy (n.)

the act of occupying or taking possession of a building;

occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal

Synonyms: occupation / moving in

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