# occupation

Pronunciation: say "ok-yuu-PAY-shuhn" US /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, UK /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. A regular activity, trade, or craft that someone is engaged in, especially the paid work that serves as a person's job.
   - Simple: The work or job a person does regularly, usually to earn money.
   - _He listed carpentry as his occupation when he applied for the loan._
   - _Choosing an occupation that matches your skills can make daily work far more satisfying._
2. Control of a nation or region that is imposed and maintained by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
   - Simple: Control of a country or area by an enemy army that has taken it over.
   - _The military occupation of the territory drew sharp condemnation from neighboring states._
   - _Resistance networks formed quickly in the months after the occupation began._
3. The act, process, or state of taking possession of and holding a place.
   - Simple: The act of living in or taking up a place so that you hold it.
   - _Continuous occupation of the building for over a century had worn deep grooves into its floors._
   - _Lawful occupation of the land required documented permission from the owner._

## Origin

It comes from Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, from Latin occupātiō, from occupō ("occupy, seize"), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p- ("to seize, grab"). It can be analyzed as occupy plus -ation.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/occupation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).