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    oc·cu·pa·tion
    [ˌäkyəˈpāSHən]
    noun
    occupation (noun) · occupations (plural noun)
    1. a job or profession:
      "his prime occupation was as editor"
      • a way of spending time:
        "a game of cards is a pretty harmless occupation"
    2. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force:
      "the Roman occupation of Britain" · "the Nazi occupation"
      • the action of entering and taking control of a building:
        "the workers remained in occupation until October 16"
    3. the action or fact of living in or using a building or other place:
      "a property suitable for occupation by older people"
    Origin
    Middle English: via Old French from Latin occupatio(n-), from the verb occupare (see occupy). occupation dates from the mid 16th century.
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    noun
    1. a job or profession:
      job
      day job
      profession
      work
      trade
      employment
      position
      post
      situation
      business
      career
      métier
      vocation
      calling
      craft
      skill
      field
      province
      walk of life
      way
      racket
      game
      grip
      employ
      line of work
      line of business
    2. the action or fact of living in or using a building or other place:
      residence
      residency
      habitation
      inhabitation
      occupancy
      tenancy
      tenure
      lease
      possession
      use
      incumbency
      holding
      dwelling
      inhabitancy
      inhabitance
      domiciliation
      living in
      habitancy
     
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    What does occupation mean?
    the last of the historic private houses in the metropolis … still in the occupation of its hereditary owner Sidney (Australia) Bull. The occupation addressed the concerns of the local population. work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living.

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    What does occupying mean?
    possession, settlement, or use of land or property. the act of occupying, possessing, or settling. the state of being occupied, taken over, or settled. His constant occupation with his writing has cut severely into his social life. the seizure and control of an area by military forces, especially foreign territory.

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    What is the difference between occupation and profession?
    Occupation is the general word: a pleasant or congenial occupation. Business especially suggests a commercial or mercantile occupation: the printing business. Profession implies an occupation requiring special knowledge and training in some field of science or learning: the profession of teaching.

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    What is owner occupation?
    The level of owner occupation (= people owning their homes) has increased rapidly in the last 30 years. Definition of occupation noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    What is the difference between a job and an occupation?
    Your occupation is your job or profession. I suppose I was looking for an occupation which was going to be an adventure. Occupation: administrative assistant. An occupation is something that you spend time doing, either for pleasure or because it needs to be done. Parachuting is a dangerous occupation.

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    What does ocupación mean?
    noun: (= job) profession; (= way of spending time) occupation; [of country, building] (by troops, attackers) occupation; [of house] habitation [...] ● noun: (= employment) empleo, profesión; (= pastime) pasatiempo; (Military etc.) ocupación [...] of a country is its invasion and control by a foreign army. Give someone an i... Nov 06, 2024

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