double occupancy

collocation in English

meaningsofdoubleandoccupancy

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double
adjective
uk
/ˈdʌb.əl/us
/ˈdʌb.əl/
twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar ...
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occupancy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɒk.jə.pən.si/us
/ˈɑː.kjə.pən.si/
someone's use of a room or building for the purposes of living ...
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(Definition ofdoubleandoccupancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no ratio of single todoubleoccupancy.
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There are also programmes to provide privacy screens in cells that may be used fordoubleoccupancy.
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It would be sad if a fixed ratio were imposed on thedoubleoccupancyof bedrooms, as opposed to single occupancy.
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The suites themselves have common rooms, and three other rooms fordoubleoccupancyas well as a suite-shared bathroom.
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Each building contains two types of rooms: either single ordoubleoccupancy.
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The suites include fourdoubleoccupancyrooms, a triple room, and a single occupancy room.
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Thedoubleoccupancyrooms also provide income to cover costs not covered by the ministry of health in the global hospital budget.
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All rooms aredoubleoccupancy, and regularly flow through patients.
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Rooms aredoubleoccupancy, with two rooms sharing an adjoining vanity, bathroom and shower.
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First year and second year students to share rooms (doubleoccupancy) whereas from third year onwards, the students have single occupancy.
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The university residence halls offer a variety of living options, fromdoubleoccupancytraditional to single occupancy suite and apartment living.
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Cells are a mixture of single anddoubleoccupancy, all having in-cell power points and integral sanitation.
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There is also a technology fee of $45 a semester or $90 a year, room and board of $1,519 for adoubleoccupancyor $3,038 for a single occupancy.
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It featuresdoubleoccupancydorms, and each room has its own bathroom.
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Gross register tonnage is 30,277, with a capacity of 694 passengers (doubleoccupancy), plus 390 crew members.
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She measures 109,000 gross tons and carries 2,600 passengers (doubleoccupancy) plus 1,100 crew members.
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