Definitions for occupationˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•cu•pa•tionˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən(n.)
a person's usual or principal work, esp. in earning a living; vocation.
any activity in which a person is engaged.
possession, settlement, or use of land or property.
the act of occupying.
the state of being occupied.
the seizure and control of an area by military forces, esp. foreign territory.
the term of control of a territory by foreign military forces.
the holding of an office or official function.
Origin of occupation:
1250–1300; ME (< MF) < L
Princeton's WordNet
occupation, business, job, line of work, line(noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
"he's not in my line of business"
occupation, military control(noun)
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
occupation(noun)
any activity that occupies a person's attention
"he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
occupation, occupancy, moving in(noun)
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
occupation(noun)
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
"during the German occupation of Paris"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
occupation(noun)ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən
a job or profession
Please indicate your name, address, and occupation.
occupationˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən
the time or state when one country's military takes control of another country
rebels fighting against the occupation
occupationˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən
sth sb spends time doing; = activity
Puzzles are a favorite occupation on a rainy day.
occupationˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən
the act of living in a building
a court order prohibiting occupation of the building
Wiktionary
occupation(Noun)
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
occupation(Noun)
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
occupation(Noun)
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
Origin: From occupacioun, from occupation, from occupatio.
Translations for occupation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
occupation(noun)
a person's job or work.
- beroep, ambagAfrikaans
- مِهْنَه، عَمَلArabic
- работаBulgarian
- empregoPortuguese (BR)
- zaměstnáníCzech
- die BeschäftigungGerman
- beskæftigelseDanish
- επάγγελμα, απασχόλησηGreek
- ocupación, profesiónSpanish
- ametEstonian
- شغلFarsi
- ammattiFinnish
- métier, professionFrench
- מִקצוֹעַHebrew
- व्यवसायHindi
- zanimanjeCroatian
- foglalkozásHungarian
- pekerjaanIndonesian
- starfIcelandic
- occupazione, impiegoItalian
- 職業Japanese
- 직업Korean
- užsiėmimas, darbas, profesija, verslasLithuanian
- nodarbošanāsLatvian
- pekerjaanMalay
- beroepDutch
- yrke, stilling, beskjeftigelseNorwegian
- zajęciePolish
- شغلPersian
- وظيفه، دندهPashto
- empregoPortuguese
- ocupaţieRomanian
- профессия; род деятельностиRussian
- zamestnanieSlovak
- poklicSlovenian
- zanimanjeSerbian
- yrke, förvärvsarbeteSwedish
- อาชีพThai
- meslek, işTurkish
- 職業Chinese (Trad.)
- заняття; фахUkrainian
- پيشہUrdu
- nghề nghiệpVietnamese
- 职业Chinese (Simp.)
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