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single occupancy

American  

noun

  1. a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.


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Some 1,200 inmates were described as sharing "squalid, dirty and cramped" living conditions, in "crumbling" cells built for single occupancy in 1851.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

The Utah bill requires any new government buildings to include single occupancy bathrooms and asks that the state consider adding more single occupancy bathrooms to increase privacy protections in existing government buildings.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

North Dakota had the highest rate of single occupancy, 32.8%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

From $9,799 for single occupancy, $10,299 for double occupancy.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

Only 2 houses at Jamestown, designed for single occupancy, have over 900 square feet of foundation area.

From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L.

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