Occupation Definition

ŏkyə-pāshən
occupations
noun
occupations
That which chiefly engages one's time; (one's) trade, profession, or business.
Webster's New World
An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.
American Heritage
The act or process of holding or possessing a place.
American Heritage
An occupying or being occupied; specif., the seizure and control of a country or area by military forces.
Webster's New World
The state of being held or possessed.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Occupation

Noun

Singular:
occupation
Plural:
occupations

Origin of Occupation

  • Middle English occupacioun from Old French occupacion from Latin occupātiō occupātiōn- from occupātus past participle of occupāre to occupy occupy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English occupacioun, from Middle French occupation, from Latin occupatio.

    From Wiktionary

Occupation Sentence Examples

  • There's no doubt about her occupation now, is there?

  • The Pont des Trous over the Scheldt, with towers at each end, was built in 1290, and among many other interesting buildings there are some old houses still in occupation which date back to the 13th century.

  • Since the British occupation Valletta has been a naval and military station of the first importance.

  • His first known occupation was that of a glass-painter; in 1522 he painted windows for the church at Enkhuizen, North Holland (the birthplace of Paul Potter).

  • At the same time negotiations took place with Great Britain for an Italian occupation of Massawa, and Mancini, dreaming of a vast Anglo-Italian enterprise against the Mahdi, expatiated in.

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Words Starting With

OOCOCC

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With O and Ending With N

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