School administrators are trying to fill vacancies before the beginning of the school year. There were no vacancies at the hotel.
Recent Examples on the WebIn line with broader real estate trends, warehouse owners have been able to charge greater rental rates, with vacancy rates remaining low. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 For the second quarter, vacancy rates in the central business district rose to 19.3%, while the Chicago metro ticked up to 21.6%, according to a Newmark report. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 But Wynwood’s office vacancy rates are hovering around 35% at the moment, according to CoStar, partly because of the large amount of new space that has recently hit the market. Deborah Acosta, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The report says rental vacancy rates in Alaska this year have plunged to their lowest level in a decade, hitting 4.3%, meaning few rental units are open. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022 The vacancy rates are worse for special positions added by a 2020 referendum, in which voters approved boosting the district's budget to fund certain positions. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 California’s first experiences with rent control began during World War II amid high vacancy rates and the slowdown of construction in the aftermath of the Great Depression. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 As hotels experienced enormous vacancy rates during California’s lockdowns, the Project Roomkey vouchers helped many stay open. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 Researchers also pegged prevailing apartment vacancy rates in Salt Lake County at a record 2% or below, which ballooned average rents by 10.1% in 2021 alone.The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
vac(ant) + -ancy, in part after Medieval Latin vacantia
ADJECTIVE | VERB + VACANCY | VACANCY + VERB | VACANCY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤unfilled職位空缺▸➤suitable合適的職位空缺◇The agency will let you know if they have any suitable vacancies.如果有合適的職位空缺,職業介紹所會通知你的。➤casual, temporary臨時空缺▸➤job, staff (especially BrE) 職位/人員空缺➤office (especially NAmE) 辦公室空置◇high office vacancy rates and stagnant housing prices高辦公室空置率和停滯的房價VERB + VACANCY➤have職位出缺▸➤create, leave造成/產生空缺◇Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休產假時將會有一個臨時空缺。➤fill填補空缺VACANCY + VERB➤arise, exist, occur空缺產生/存在/出現◇A vacancy has arisen in our sales department.我們銷售部出現了一個職位空缺。VACANCY + NOUN➤rate(房屋)空置率;(職位)空缺比率PREPOSITION➤vacancy for⋯職位的空缺◇a vacancy for head chef廚師長的職位空缺➤vacancy in在⋯方面的空缺◇a vacancy in the IT department信息技術部的一個職位空缺