Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underoccupancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-de-r-oc-cu-pan-cy
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The occupancy of a building by fewer people than it could reasonably house.

Uncountable

Etymology

From under- + occupancy.

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Usage

Questions

What does underoccupancy mean?
The occupancy of a building by fewer people than it could reasonably house.
Where does underoccupancy come from?
From under- + occupancy.

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