occupancy
1. [ noun ] (housing) an act of being a tenant or occupant
Synonyms: tenancy
Related terms: residency inhabitancy occupy
2. [ noun ] the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
Synonyms: occupying moving_in taking_possession occupation
Examples:

"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

Related terms: beginning acquiring preoccupancy inhabit
3. [ noun ] the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
Synonyms: occupation taking_possession
Examples:

"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

Related terms: acquiring preoccupancy
Similar spelling:   occupant
  occupying