OCCUPANCY

occupation, occupancy, moving in

(noun) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”

occupancy, tenancy

(noun) an act of being a tenant or occupant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

occupancy (countable and uncountable, plural occupancies)

The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.

The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.

The specific use to which something occupied is put.

Antonyms

• inoccupancy

Source: Wiktionary


Oc"cu*pan*cy, n. Etym: [See Occupant.]

Definition: The act of taking or holding possession; possession; occupation. Title by occupancy (Law), a right of property acquired by taking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating it. Blackstone. Kent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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