occupation
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yəˈpeɪ noun
1.
a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
2.
any activity in which a person is engaged.
3.
possession, settlement, or use of land or property.
4.
the act of occupying.
5.
the state of being occupied.
6.
the seizure and control of an area by military forces, especially foreign territory.
7.
the term of control of a territory by foreign military forces: Danish resistance during the German occupation.
8.
tenure or the holding of an office or official function: during his occupation of the vice presidency.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English occupacioun < Middle French occupation < Latin occupātiōn- (stem of occupātiō), equivalent to occupāt(us) (past participle of occupāre; see occupy) + -iōn- -ion
1250–1300; Middle English occupacioun < Middle French occupation < Latin occupātiōn- (stem of occupātiō), equivalent to occupāt(us) (past participle of occupāre; see occupy) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
oc·cu·pa·tion·less, adjective
oc·cu·pa·tive, adjective
non·oc·cu·pa·tion, noun
re·oc·cu·pa·tion, noun
self-oc·cu·pa·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. employment, pursuit, craft, métier. Occupation, business, profession, trade refer to the activity to which one regularly devotes oneself, especially one's regular work, or means of getting a living. Occupation is the general word: a pleasant or congenial occupation. Business especially suggests a commercial or mercantile occupation: the printing business. Profession implies an occupation requiring special knowledge and training in some field of science or learning: the profession of teaching. Trade suggests an occupation involving manual training and skill: one of the building trades. 3. occupancy.
1. employment, pursuit, craft, métier. Occupation, business, profession, trade refer to the activity to which one regularly devotes oneself, especially one's regular work, or means of getting a living. Occupation is the general word: a pleasant or congenial occupation. Business especially suggests a commercial or mercantile occupation: the printing business. Profession implies an occupation requiring special knowledge and training in some field of science or learning: the profession of teaching. Trade suggests an occupation involving manual training and skill: one of the building trades. 3. occupancy.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person's regular work or profession; job or principal activity |
| 2. | any activity on which time is spent by a person |
| 3. | the act of occupying or the state of being occupied |
| 4. | the control of a country by a foreign military power |
| 5. | the period of time that a nation, place, or position is occupied |
| 6. | (modifier) for the use of the occupier of a particular property: occupation road; occupation bridge |
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Word Origin & History
occupation
mid-14c., "a being employed in something," also "a particular action," from O.Fr. occupacion (12c.), from L. occupationem (nom. occupatio) "a taking possession, business, employment," from occupatus, pp. of from occupare (see occupy). Meaning "trade" is from 1520s.
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Example sentences
They are interested in reaching a specific goal, usually related to their chosen occupation or profession.
The report projects how all of this will break out among different occupation types and levels of credentialing.
The heavy claims-list bunches the various groups involved in the occupation together.
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation.
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