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owner-occupied

owner-occupied

1 3.5
A house or apartment lived in by the person who has it rather than by a renter
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊnər ˈɑːkjʊpaɪd/
translation icon : ocupado por el propietario
  • About 66% of all buildings are owner-occupied.
  • owner-occupied housing
  • owner-occupied building
  • owner-occupied units

Examples

  • In general, Pacific Islanders, especially the first-generation settlers, filled lower-status, relatively unskilled occupations and were unable to access the owner-occupied housing market.

    Academic text (2008)

  • In an owner-occupied building, all investment costs are incurred by the owner.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Pennsylvania has more owner-occupied homes than any other state.

    The Brutalist (2024)

  • The homeownership rate was about 77 percent in 2000, and the median value of an owner-occupied house was $217,000, both above state medians.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In Pennsylvania, most houses are owner-occupied, meaning the owners live in them.

  • The local council is focused on improving services for owner-occupied residences.

  • Many families prefer owner-occupied homes for the sense of stability they provide.

Antonyms

rental
132 1.3

A property like a house or car that people pay to use for a time

How Occupied

owner-occupied
1 3.5
occupied
2.8

Surface Forms

owner-occupied positive

Morphology

owner-occupied = owner + occupied (transparent) = owner + occupied

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'owner' + 'occupied' meaning 'lived in by the owner', a meaning directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Owner-occupied comes from owner ('the person who owns something') and occupied, from the verb occupy meaning 'to take or use a place', just like when someone occupies a seat. So an owner-occupied home is one that is 'taken' or lived in by its owner, not by a renter.