occupier

occupier
The manufacturer who occupies a registered factory or store. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary

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occupy oc‧cu‧py [ˈɒkjpaɪ ǁ ˈɑːk-] verb occupied PTandPP
1. [transitive] to use a particular building to live or work in:

• a large computer company that occupies a building of some 60,000 sq ft

— occupier noun [countable] :

• a tax payable by the occupier of the property

2. [transitive] to have an official position or job:

• He occupies an important position in government.

3. [intransitive, transitive] if something is occupying you, you are busy doing it:

• As PA to the chief executive, there is plenty to keep you occupied.

• Mr Ball is occupied with a customer at the moment.

4. [transitive] to use a particular amount of space or time:

• Computer files occupy much less storage space than paper ones.

• Running the business occupies nearly all of her time.

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occupier UK US /ˈɒkjəpaɪər/ noun [C] UK PROPERTY, LAW
► someone who lives in, works in, or is using a particular room, building, or area of land: »

Liability for damages falls on the occupier of the premises.

→ See also OWNER-OCCUPIER(Cf. ↑owner-occupier)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • occupier — index citizen, denizen, domiciliary, habitant, inhabitant, inmate, lessee, lodger, occupant …   Law dictionary

  • occupier — (n.) late 14c., agent noun from OCCUPY (Cf. occupy) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • occupier — UK [ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪə(r)] / US [ˈɑkjəˌpaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms occupier : singular occupier plural occupiers 1) British someone who lives in, works in, or uses a room, building, or area of land the current occupiers of the property 2) a member… …   English dictionary

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  • occupier — noun (C) especially BrE someone who lives in or uses a particular house, piece of land etc, especially temporarily see also: owner­occupier …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • occupier's liability — the liability of the occupier of land, buildings and other premises to those coming on to the premises. The English law has gone through a number of phases resulting in matters now being regulated by the Occupiers Liability Acts 1957 and 1984.… …   Law dictionary

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