vacancynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈveɪ.kən.si/us/ˈveɪ.kən.si/C1 a space or place that is available to be used:
We wanted to book a hotel room in July but there were no vacancies.
The dentist can't see you today but she has a vacancy tomorrow morning.
There are still some vacancies for students in science and engineering, but the vacancies in humanities have been filled.
C1 a job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do:
There is a vacancy for a shop assistant on Saturdays.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making bookings & reservations
- book
- book in/book into somewhere
- book sb in/book sb into sth
- booking
- double-book
- overbook
- reservation
- reserve
- season
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