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# vacancy

noun (a vacancy, vacancies)

«vacancy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A vacancy is a job that is free and waiting for someone to fill it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#m1)
2. A vacancy is also an empty room in a hotel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#m2)
3. Vacancy can mean emptiness or lack of thought (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In adult life, job vacancies are advertised. Hotels show «vacancies» or «no vacancies». In stories, a vacancy in someone's eyes shows emptiness. Phrases: job vacancy, no vacancies.

### Examples

- There is a vacancy for a teacher at our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#x1)
- The hotel sign said «No vacancies». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#x2)
- Dad applied for a vacancy at the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#x3)
- We found a vacancy at the campsite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#x4)
- There was a vacancy in his stare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#x5)
- The club has two vacancies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Plural: vacancies. Adjective: vacant (empty).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vacancy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vacancy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vacancy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vacancy.html) on Mova free.