different between vacate vs vacancy

English

Etymology

From Latin vac?tus, perfect participle of vac?.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

vacate (third-person singular simple present vacates, present participle vacating, simple past and past participle vacated)

1. To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.

   I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.

   You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.

2. To leave an office or position.

   He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.

3. (law) To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.

   The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.

4. To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.

   If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!

Related terms

• vacant
• vacation
• evacuate

Translations

Anagrams

• caveat

Italian

Verb

vacate

1. second-person plural present indicative of vacare
2. second-person plural imperative of vacare
3. feminine plural of vacato

Anagrams

• cavate, taceva

Latin

Verb

vac?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of vac?

English

Etymology

From vac(ant) +? -ancy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ve?k?nsi/

Noun

vacancy (countable and uncountable, plural vacancies)

1. An unoccupied position or job.
2. An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
3. Empty space.
   • 1993, James Michie, trans. Ovid, The Art of Love, Book II:

     Sky was set above earth, land ringed with sea, / Chaos retired to its own vacancy [...].

4. Lack of intelligence or understanding.
5. (physics) A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

Related terms

• vacant (adjective)
• vacate (verb)

Translations