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underoccupancy

underoccupancy noun: the occupancy of a building by fewer people than it could reasonably house.

Noun

underoccupancy (uncountable)

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

Origin of underoccupancy

From under- + occupancy.

Questions about underoccupancy

What does underoccupancy mean?
Underoccupancy means the occupancy of a building by fewer people than it could reasonably house.
What part of speech is underoccupancy?
Underoccupancy is a noun.

Words near underoccupancy in the dictionary

  1. undernurses
  2. undernutrition
  3. undernutritional
  4. undernutritious
  5. underobturation
  6. underoccupancy
  7. underoccupation
  8. underoccupied
  9. underofficer
  10. underofficered
  11. underofficers

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