vacate

vacate definition - business

vacate

  1. To set aside: The appeals court vacated an earlier court ruling that the city must remove its Christmas decorations.
  2. To move out of a property: The tenant was asked to vacate the apartment after the landlord received numerous complaints of excessive noise.

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