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certificate of occupancy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

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