occupation

oc·cu·pa·tion  (ky-pshn)

n.

1.

a. An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood; a vocation.

b. An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.

2.

a. The act or process of holding or possessing a place.

b. The state of being held or possessed.

3.

a. Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces.

b. The military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory.

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[Middle English occupacioun, from Old French occupacion, from Latin occupti, occuptin-, from occuptus, past participle of occupre, to occupy; see occupy.]

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occupation

Noun

1. a person's job or profession

2. any activity on which someone's time is spent: a pleasant and rewarding occupation

3. the control of a country by a foreign military power

4. the act of occupying or the state of being occupied: the occupation of Kuwait

occupational adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" job, line of work, business, line activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" confectionery - the occupation and skills of a confectioner sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay farming, land - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" biz, game - your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" calling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" appointment - the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" salt mine, treadmill - a job involving drudgery and confinement craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) metier, medium - an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" accountancy, accounting - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business photography - the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies catering - providing food and services
	2.	occupation - the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power military control social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	occupation - any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
	4.	occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" moving in, occupancy acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" preoccupancy, preoccupation - the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
	5.	occupation - the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

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occupation

noun 1. job, work, calling, business, line (of work), office, trade, position, post, career, situation, activity, employment, craft, profession, pursuit, vocation, livelihood, walk of life

noun 2. hobby, pastime, diversion, relaxation, sideline, leisure pursuit, (leisure) activity

noun 3. invasion, seizure, conquest, incursion, subjugation, foreign rule

noun 4. occupancy, use, residence, holding, control, possession, tenure, tenancy, habitation, inhabitancy

Translations

occupation [ɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n [of house] → tenencia (= job); trabajo (= calling); oficio

occupation [ɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n → occupation f (= job); métier m, profession f;

unfit for occupation [house] → impropre à l'habitation

occupation [ɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n (= job) → Beruf m (= pastime); Beschäftigung f [of building, country etc] → Besetzung f

occupation [ɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n → occupazione f (= job); mestiere m; professione f;

unfit for occupation [house] → inabitabile