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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVacancy
/ˈveɪ.kən.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being vacant or unoccupied.
"The hotel had a vacancy for the weekend." - 2
An unoccupied position or job.
"There is a vacancy for a marketing manager at the company."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word vacantia, meaning 'empty space' or 'freedom from occupation', stemming from vacare ('to be empty'). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially denoting an unoccupied ecclesiastical benefice before broadening to physical spaces and job openings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vacancy" is said worldwide
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Vacance
Transliteration: vah-kahns
"L'hôtel avait une vacance pour le week-end."
Freiheit
Transliteration: fry-hite
"Das Hotel hatte eine Freiheit für das Wochenende."
Vacanza
Transliteration: vah-kahn-tsah
"L'hotel aveva una vacanza per il fine settimana."
Vacante
Transliteration: bah-kahn-teh
"El hotel tenía un vacante para el fin de semana."
Vaga
Transliteration: vah-gah
"O hotel tinha uma vaga para o fim de semana."
खालीपन
Transliteration: khālīpan
"होटल में सप्ताहांत के लिए एक खालीपन था।"
空缺
Transliteration: kōngquē
"酒店在周末有一个空缺。"
공석
Transliteration: gongsuk
"호텔은 주말에 공석이 있었습니다."
空き
Transliteration: aki
"ホテルは週末に空きがありました。"
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