vacate
US /ˈveɪkeɪt/UK /vəˈkeɪt/
Definition
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Guests are kindly requested to vacate their rooms by 11:00 AM on the day of departure.
Word Family
Synonyms
- leavethe period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
- evacuatemove out of an unsafe location into safety
- clear outhaving a meaning similar to vacate
Collocations
- Easy vacate the room before noonto vacate the room before noon, meaning to leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- Medium vacate company premises upon terminationto vacate company premises upon termination, meaning to leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- Hard vacate an unlawful judicial decree on appealto vacate an unlawful judicial decree on appeal, meaning to leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- Very Hard vacate the throne under threat of regicideto vacate the throne under threat of regicide, meaning to leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
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