vacancyva·can·cy /ˈveɪkənsi/ noun (plural vacancies) [countableC]1HUMAN RESOURCESa job that is available for someone to start doingWe havejob vacancies for graduates in engineering and information technology.
A vacancy has arisen (=become available) in the department for a senior accountant.
We haven’t been able to find anyone to fill this vacancy.
2TRAVELa hotel room, flat, or office which has not been taken and which is therefore available for rentApartment vacancies are still high in several markets.