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underoccupancy

[ ˌʌndərˌɒkjʊpənsi ]

Noun

^{Context #1 | Noun}

housing

A situation where a property is deemed to be too large for the number of occupants living in it, often resulting in underutilization of space and resources.

Synonyms

underoccupation, underutilization.

Which Synonym Should You Choose?

Word	Description / Examples
underoccupancy	Use this word when describing a situation where there are fewer people living or working in a space than it was designed for. The underoccupancy of the new office building is costing the company money.
underutilization	Appropriate for describing not fully using or taking advantage of resources, capabilities, or facilities. The underutilization of the new software features resulted in lower productivity than expected. The hospital's underutilization of its medical equipment is a concern for the administration.
underoccupation	This word can be used interchangeably with 'underoccupancy' and often refers to a similar scenario where a space isn't fully used by residents or workers. Due to underoccupation, many rooms in the hotel remained empty.

Word

Description / Examples

underoccupancy

Use this word when describing a situation where there are fewer people living or working in a space than it was designed for.

The underoccupancy of the new office building is costing the company money.

underutilization

Appropriate for describing not fully using or taking advantage of resources, capabilities, or facilities.

The underutilization of the new software features resulted in lower productivity than expected.
The hospital's underutilization of its medical equipment is a concern for the administration.

underoccupation

This word can be used interchangeably with 'underoccupancy' and often refers to a similar scenario where a space isn't fully used by residents or workers.

Due to underoccupation, many rooms in the hotel remained empty.

Examples of usage

The underoccupancy of the mansion led to high maintenance costs.
The government introduced a policy to address underoccupancy in social housing.

Translations

Translations of the word "underoccupancy" in other languages:

🇵🇹 subocupação

🇮🇳 अधूरा उपयोग

🇩🇪 Unterbelegung

🇮🇩 kekurangan penghuni

🇺🇦 недозаселення

🇵🇱 niedostateczne zapełnienie

🇯🇵 不完全占有

🇫🇷 sous-occupation

🇪🇸 infraocupación

🇹🇷 az doluluk

🇰🇷 미달 점유

🇸🇦 نقص الإشغال

🇨🇿 nedostatečné obsazení

🇸🇰 nedostatočné obsadenie

🇨🇳 未完全占用

🇸🇮 podzasedenost

🇮🇸 vanænsla

🇰🇿 жеткіліксіз толтырылу

🇬🇪 არასაკმარისი დასახლებულობა

🇦🇿 yetərsiz doluluq

🇲🇽 infraocupación

Etymology

The term 'underoccupancy' originated in the housing sector, specifically in relation to social housing policies. It gained prominence in the UK with the introduction of the 'bedroom tax' in 2013, which penalized social housing tenants deemed to have more bedrooms than required. The concept highlights the inefficiency and inequity in housing allocation and utilization.