Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Occupancy"

The meaning of "Occupancy" in various phrases and sentences

Q: What does occupancy mean?
A: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
Q: What does double occupancy (hotel package) mean?
A: Two people staying at the same hotel room
Q: What does occupancy rate mean?
A: Less people are living in the city

Translations of "Occupancy"

Q: How do you say this in English (UK)? occupancy
A: Here it is:

Other questions about "Occupancy"

Q: 1 The occupancy of the apartment is single.
2 The occupancy of the dormitory is shared.
Are the two sentences correct?
A: They are probably fine, but I would say

The apartment is single-occupancy. The dormitory room is shared-occupancy
Q: Single occupancy room
Double occupancy room
Triple Single occupancy room

What are the rests?

I mean how about 5,6,7…?
A: We don't generally use special words after 3.

4-person occupancy (very rarely "quadruple occupancy")
5-person occupancy
6-person occupancy
Q: Single occupancy room
Double occupancy room
Triple Single occupancy room

What are the rests?
A: Quad room. 4 people.
More than that:
communal sleeping quarters
dormitory
Q: a double occupancy room.
(a room for two people) Does this sound natural?
A: 'a double occupancy room' does make sense, but 'a room for two' is what is actually used. I have never heard 'a double occupancy room' used in common language.

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