Vacancy

//ˈveɪkənsi//

Synonyms for "vacancy" (96 found)

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Noun(1 words)
emptiness

Related words (48)

Noun(2 words)
vacuousnessvoid

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related to

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Translations

54 translations across 23 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • حَيِّز noun (empty space)
  • شَاغِر noun (unoccupied position)
  • شَاغِر وَظِيفِيّ noun (unoccupied position)
  • غُرْفَة شَاغِرَة noun (available room)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • вака́нсія noun (unoccupied position)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вака́нция noun (a defect in a crystal)
  • празнина́ noun (empty space)
  • свобо́дна ста́я noun (available room)
  • свобо́дно мя́сто noun (unoccupied position)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 空位 noun (available room)
  • 空缺 noun (unoccupied position)
  • 空職 /空职 noun (unoccupied position)
  • 空額 /空额 noun (unoccupied position)

Czech

1 entries
  • volné místo noun (unoccupied position)

Dutch

1 entries
  • vacature noun (unoccupied position)

Finnish

4 entries
  • avoin virka noun (unoccupied position)
  • vakanssi noun (unoccupied position)
  • vapaa huone noun (available room)
  • vapaa paikka noun (empty space)

French

1 entries
  • chambre libre noun (available room)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ვაკანსია noun (unoccupied position)
  • თავისუფალი ნომერი noun (available room)
  • სიცარიელე noun (empty space)
  • ცარიელი სივრცე noun (empty space)

German

4 entries
  • Leerstelle noun (a defect in a crystal)
  • Vakanz noun (unoccupied position)
  • freie Stelle noun (unoccupied position)
  • freier Platz noun (empty space)

Italian

2 entries
  • posizione vacante noun (unoccupied position)
  • posto vacante noun (unoccupied position)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 欠員 noun (unoccupied position)
  • 空き部屋 noun (available room)

Korean

2 entries
  • 결원 noun (unoccupied position)
  • 빈방 noun (available room)

Norman

1 entries
  • vacanche noun (unoccupied position)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • ledig rom noun (available room)
  • ledig stilling noun (unoccupied position)

Occitan

2 entries
  • espaci noun (empty space)
  • espaci vuèg noun (empty space)

Polish

1 entries
  • wakat noun (unoccupied position)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • vaga noun (unoccupied position)
  • vaga noun (available room)

Russian

3 entries
  • вака́нсия noun (unoccupied position)
  • свобо́дное ме́сто noun (empty space)
  • свобо́дный но́мер noun (available room)

Spanish

4 entries
  • vacancia noun (unoccupied position)
  • vacancia noun (available room)
  • vacancia noun (empty space)
  • vacante noun (unoccupied position)

Swedish

1 entries
  • ledig plats noun (available room)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • вака́нсія noun (unoccupied position)

Zulu

1 entries
  • isikhala noun (unoccupied position)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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His resignation left a vacancy in the cabinet.

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They filled the vacancy by appointment.

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Do you have a vacancy?

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We don't have a vacancy at the moment.

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