Phrase guide

certificate of occupancy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • sər-tĭf′ĭ-kĭt ŭv′ ŏk′yə-pən-sē
  • -ŏv′-
  • unstressed: -əv-
  • Received-Pronunciation: /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɒk.jə.pən.siː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˌɒv-/
  • Received-Pronunciation, unstressed: /-əv-/
  • General-American: /səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɑk.jə.pən.si/
  • General-American: /-ˌɔv-/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ˌɑv-/
  • General-American, unstressed: /-əv-/
  • Canada, standard: /səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɒk.jə.pən.si/
  • Canada, dialectal: /səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɑk.jə.pən.si/
  • Canada, standard: /-ˌɒv-/
  • Canada, dialectal: /-ˌɑv-/
  • Canada, unstressed: /-əv-/
  • Australian: /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌɐv ˌɔk.jə.pən.siː/
  • Australian: /-ˌɔv-/
  • Australian, unstressed: /-əv-/
  • New-Zealand: /səˈtəf.ə.kət ˌɐv ˌɒk.jə.pən.siː/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˌɒv-/
  • New-Zealand, unstressed: /-əv-/
  • Scotland: /səɾˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/
  • Scotland: /sʌɾˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jʌ.pʌn.si/
  • Scotland: /-ˌɔv-/
  • Scotland, unstressed: /-əv-/
  • Scotland: /-ʌv-/
  • India: /sɜː(ɾ)ˈʈɪf.ɪ.kɪʈ ˌəv ˌɔk.ju.pan.siː/
  • India: /səɾˈʈɪf.ɪ.kɪʈ ˌəv ˌɔk.ju.pan.siː/
  • India: /-ˌɔv-/
  • India, unstressed: /-ov-/

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noun

Meaning 1

A document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law, property

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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