English Explanatory Dictionary

occupation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The act, process or state of possessing a place.
  3. The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.

Pronunciation

/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ en-us-occupation.ogg

Word forms

occupation occupations

Etymology

From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.

Synonyms

interest line of work profession vocation avocation calling work job occupation employment

Related words

calling career craft profession trade walk of life

Derived words

antioccupation deoccupation disoccupation inoccupation Israeli Occupation Forces Israel Occupation Forces Jewish occupation government misoccupation nonoccupation occupational occupation bridge occupationism occupationless occupation number oldest occupation overoccupation reoccupation reoccupational ticket of occupation underoccupation unoccupation Zionist occupation government
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