Occupation meaning

ŏk'yə-pā'shən
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.
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Occupation is your job or the way you spend your time or one country maintaining a military presence in another.

An example of occupation is when you are a doctor or a lawyer.

An example of occupation is when the United States maintains military troops in Iraq to keep control and order.

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An occupying or being occupied; specif., the seizure and control of a country or area by military forces.
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That which chiefly engages one's time; (one's) trade, profession, or business.
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The act, process or state of possessing a place.
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The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
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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?

  • Although there is evidence of Roman and Saxon occupation of the site, the earliest mention of Brighton (Bristelmeston, Brichelmestone, Brighthelmston) is the Domesday Book record that its three manors belonged to Earl Godwin and were held by William de Warenne.

  • 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.

  • When asked the colour of some one whose occupation she did not know she seemed bewildered, and finally said "blue."

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