vacancies (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈveɪkənsiz/

Definition

An unoccupied position or job, especially one that is available for an employer to hire someone for.

Examples

• The company has several vacancies in its marketing department.

• We are looking for candidates to fill these vacancies as soon as possible.

• The number of job vacancies has increased this quarter.

How to Use vacancies

vacancy for (prepositional phrase)

An empty position available for a specific role or type of person. — "There is a vacancy for a software engineer."

job vacancy (collocation)

A specific instance of an available job position. — "She saw an advertisement for a job vacancy in the local newspaper."

fill a vacancy (collocation)

To successfully hire someone for an empty position. — "The manager is trying to fill the vacancy as quickly as possible."

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