Polyglot Dictionary

Belegung

/bəˈleːɡʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Belegungen

Meaning

  1. occupancy (rate), how full a hotel or facility is

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Used for hotels, hospitals or parking facilities when describing how full they are — not for a job or occupation, which is "Beruf" or "Tätigkeit".

Practice

1 What does Belegung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Hotels lag im Sommer bei fast 100 Prozent.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Belegung?

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