occupation
Pluraloccupations
- 1The work or job a person does regularly, usually to earn money.
Like the line on a form that asks what work you do for a living.
Please write your occupation on the top line of the form.
Teaching was her chosen occupation for nearly thirty years.
Similarjob, profession, trade, career
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- 2Control of a country or area by an enemy army that has taken it over.
Like a bully moving into someone else's house and refusing to leave.
The occupation lasted for four long years before the troops withdrew.
Many families fled their homes during the occupation.
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- 3The act of living in or taking up a place so that you hold it.
Like keeping your spot on a bench by sitting in it so no one else can.
The occupation of the new house began in early spring.
Their occupation of the campsite lasted only one night.
Similaroccupancy, possession, habitation
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Origin
This word came through Old French from Latin occupātiō, from occupō meaning "occupy, seize."