Definitions for occupation
ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃənoc·cu·pa·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 14 votes

1. occupation, business, job, line of work, linenoun

   the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

   "he's not in my line of business"

2. occupation, military controlnoun

   the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

3. occupationnoun

   any activity that occupies a person's attention

   "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"

4. occupation, occupancy, moving innoun

   the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

   "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

5. occupationnoun

   the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

   "during the German occupation of Paris"

GCIDERate this definition:4.2 / 6 votes

1. Occupationnoun

   That which occupies or engages the time and attention.

2. Occupationnoun

   Specfically: The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice their occupation well into their seventies.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. occupationnoun

   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. occupationnoun

   The act, process or state of possessing a place.

3. occupationnoun

   The control of a country or region by a hostile army.

4. Etymology: From occupacioun, from occupation, from occupatio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Occupationnoun

   Etymology: from occupation, Fr. occupatio, Lat.

   1. The act of taking possession.

   Spain hath enlarged the bounds of its crown within this last sixscore years, much more than the Ottomans: I speak not of matches or unions, but of arms, occupations, invasions. Francis Bacon.

   2. Employment; business.

   Such were the distresses of the then infant world; so incessant their occupations about provision for food, that there was little leisure to commit any thing to writing. John Woodward.

   In your most busy occupations, when you are never so much taken up with other affairs, yet now and then send up an ejaculation to the God of your salvation. William Wake.

   3. Trade; calling; vocation.

   The red pestilence strike all trades in Rome,
   And occupations perish. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   He was of the same craft with them, and wrought, for by their occupation they were tent-makers. Acts xviii. 3.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. occupation

   Occupation generally refers to a person's regular profession, job, or trade by which they earn a living. It encompasses the specific activities, tasks, or responsibilities that an individual engages in to earn income or contribute to society. Occupations can vary widely and include professions such as doctors, teachers, engineers, lawyers, as well as tradespeople such as plumbers, carpenters, and electricians.

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 8 votes

1. Occupation

   "Occupation" is the third season premiere and 34th episode of the re-imagined American science fiction drama television series Battlestar Galactica. The episode was written by re-imagined creator Ronald D. Moore, and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan. It first aired on October 6, 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel along with the following episode "Precipice". In the episode, the Cylons are in their fourth month of a military occupation on New Caprica, where the majority of the human population are residing. A resistance movement is trying to deter the Cylons away. Meanwhile, Admiral William Adama continues his plan to rescue everybody there. Unlike most episodes, it does not include a survivor count. The story behind the episode was inspired by several wars and occupations in the past, including the Quartering Acts and the Iraq War. Several parts of the episode changed from the script, more predominantly the scenes involving a suicide bombing. The producers were worried that the Sci Fi Channel would not allow the inclusion of the scene. The episode was seen by 2.2 million viewers and attracted generally positive reactions from critics. In addition, Moore's writing of the episode was nominated for an Emmy and a Writers Guild of America award.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. occupation

   The state of occupying or taking possession. Also, the state of being occupied or possessed; possession.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'occupation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4097

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'occupation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4827

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'occupation' in Nouns Frequency: #1339

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce occupation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say occupation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of occupation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of occupation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of occupation in a Sentence

1. Hippocrates:

   Idleness and lack of occupation tend - nay are dragged - towards evil.

2. Selcuk Bayraktar:

   I think it is one of the symbols of resistance, it gives them hope, people are resisting and defending their homeland from an illegal occupation and... if you want independence you have to be able to stand up and resist and I think that's what the brave people of Ukraine and leadership has done.

3. Quadrilateral Coordination Group:

   We reject all such rumors and unequivocally state that the leader of Islamic Emirate has not authorized anyone to participate in this meeting, (Islamic Emirate) once again reiterates that unless the occupation of Afghanistan is ended, black lists eliminated and innocent prisoners freed, such futile misleading negotiations will not bear any results.

4. Michael Clarke:

   Unless the Russians intend to be completely genocidal – they could flatten all the major cities, and Ukrainians will rise up against Russian occupation – there will be just constant guerrilla war.

5. Salam Al-Marayati:

   If we're going to look at suspects [for 9/11], we should look to the groups that benefit the most from these kinds of incidents, and I think we should put the state of Israel on the suspect list because I think this diverts attention from what's happening in the Palestinian territories so that they can go on with their aggression and occupation and apartheid policies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=occupation
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=occupation
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Occupation
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=occupation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=occupation
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=occupation