See Also: vacant(dictionary)
vacant(dictionary)
vacant possession(dictionary)
VACANT SUCCESSION(law)
VACANT POSSESSION, estates(law)

vacant (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of vacare 'to be empty, be free']
a vacant seat, building, room or piece of land is empty and available for someone to use
::Only a few apartments were still vacant.
::There was only a vacant lot (=empty unused area of land in a city) where her house used to be.
formal a job or position in an organization that is vacant is available for someone to start doing
fall vacant BrE (=become vacant)
::He was offered the position of headmaster when it fell vacant.
situations vacant BrE (=the part of a newspaper where jobs are advertised)
vacant expression/look/stare etc
written an expression that shows that someone does not seem to be thinking about anything
::He gazed at me with vacant eyes.
-- vacantly adv
::Cindy was staring vacantly into space.