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preoccupancy

preoccupancy

9.7
Taking a place before others do
  • noun
  • /priˈɑkjəpənsi/
translation icon : ocupación anticipada
  • She secured preoccupancy of the apartment by signing the lease before anyone else.

Examples

  • The early preoccupancy of the land gave the settlers legal rights over later arrivals.

  • They disputed the preoccupancy of the building after both groups claimed to be first.

  • The preoccupancy of the new tenants was a concern for the landlord.

  • They faced issues due to preoccupancies in the rental agreement.

  • She secured preoccupancy of the apartment by signing the lease ahead of other interested renters.

  • The settlers established their preoccupancy of the land by moving in before the official settlement date.

  • They argued about the preoccupancy of the building since both teams claimed to have arrived first.

Synonyms

preoccupation
vspreoccupancy
1 7.0

Taking control of land or property before someone else can claim it

is the same in meaning but differs in written form

Surface Forms

preoccupancy singular
preoccupancies plural

Morphology

preoccupancy = preoccupy (semi-transparent) = pre + occupy + ancy

From 'preoccupy', the suffix '-ancy' directly forms a noun meaning the act or state of preoccupying.

Etymology

Preoccupancy comes from pre- 'before' and occupy 'to take or hold', the same root you see in occupation and occupant. So, preoccupancy can mean taking possession of a place before someone else does.