Definition of Occupancy

living in or currently staying in a house or structure

Examples of Occupancy in a sentence

Building codes required a maximum occupancy of 125 people in the restaurant which was based on the number of exits.  🔊

Occupancy in the Grand Hotel was unusually only half filled due to the approaching hurricane in the area.  🔊

Landlords would prefer a full occupancy in their apartment buildings, so they could collect more rent from the people who live there.  🔊

On Christmas Eve, irony occurred when the homeless shelter had to turn away a pregnant woman because the shelter reached its maximum occupancy.  🔊

The Humane Society could not accept any more dogs or cats since their occupancy had reached its limit.  🔊

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