occupation (noun)
1occupation — noun 1 job ADJECTIVE ▪ full time ▪ current ▪ main ▪ dangerous, hazardous ▪ female …
2occupation — ► NOUN 1) a job or profession. 2) the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied. 3) a way of spending time. DERIVATIVES occupational adjective occupationally adverb …
3occupation — oc‧cu‧pa‧tion [ˌɒkjˈpeɪʆn ǁ ˌɑːk ] noun [countable] PROPERTY a job or profession, used especially on official forms or for writing about the jobs people do: • Please state your name, age, and occupation. • The least stressful occupations in our …
4occupation — I (possession) noun ascendancy, authority, charge, command, control, direction, domination, dominion, influence, inhabitation, jurisdiction, mastery, occupancy, occupatio, ownership, power, predominance, predominancy, proprietary rights,… …
5occupation — noun 1 (C) a job or profession: Please state your name, address and occupation. see job 2 (C) a way of spending your time; pastime: Marcus regarded stamp collecting as a childish occupation. 3 (U) the act of living or staying in a building or… …
6occupation — noun 1) his father s occupation Syn: job, profession, work, line of work, trade, employment, position, post, situation, business, career, field, métier, vocation, calling, craft 2) …
7occupation — noun Etymology: Middle English occupacioun, from Anglo French occupaciun, from Latin occupation , occupatio, from occupare Date: 14th century 1. a. an activity in which one engages < pursuing pleasure has been his major occupation > b. the… …
8occupation — noun 1) his father s occupation Syn: job, profession, work, line of work, trade, employment, business, career, métier, calling 2) among her leisure occupations is birdwatching Syn: pastime …
9occupation licence — noun a license to pursue a particular occupation • Syn: ↑occupation license • Hypernyms: ↑license, ↑licence, ↑permit …
10occupation license — noun a license to pursue a particular occupation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑occupation licence • Hypernyms: ↑license, ↑licence, ↑permit …
