Translate vacancy | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of vacancy
noun (plural vacancies)
1an unoccupied position or job:a vacancy for a shorthand typist an available room in a hotel or other establishment providing accommodations.
2empty space:Cathy stared into vacancy, seeing nothing emptiness of mind; lack of intelligence or understanding:vacancy, vanity, and inane deception Crystallography a defect in a crystal lattice, consisting of the absence of an atom or an ion from a position where there should be one.