B1nounwork
US/ˈveɪ.kən.si/
UK/ˈveɪ.kən.si/
a job that is available for someone to do; also a free room in a hotel
In context
There is a vacancy for a receptionist at the hotel near the beach.
The bank has struggled to fill vacancies in its IT department.
We drove for hours, but every guesthouse had a sign saying no vacancies.
Words that go with vacancy
verb + noun
- fill a vacancyThey hope to fill a vacancy in the design team by May.
- apply for a vacancyMore than two hundred people applied for a vacancy in the shop.
noun + noun
- job vacancyJob vacancies are posted on the company's website every Monday.
noun + preposition
- vacancy forIs there still a vacancy for a part-time driver?
adjective + noun
- unfilled vacancyThe hospital has over thirty unfilled vacancies for nurses.