Definition of occupations Occupations

/ɑˌkjʌpejˈʃʌnz/ - [akyupeyshunz] -

We found 3 definitions of occupations from 2 different sources.

What does occupations mean?

Wiktionary

occupations (Noun)
Plural of occupation.

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occupations, noun, plural of occupation.

WordNet

Noun Plural: occupations
occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
		business, job, line of work, line
		activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
		confectionery the occupation and skills of a confectioner
		sport the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
		farming, land agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
		biz, game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
		calling, career, vocation the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
		employment, work the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
		appointment (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
		berth, billet, situation, office, post, spot, place, position a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
		salt mine, treadmill a mine where salt is dug
		craft, trade a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
		profession an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
		metier, medium an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"
		accountancy, accounting the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
		photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
		occupancy, moving in
		acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
occupation - any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
		activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
occupation - the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
		military control
		social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
occupation - the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"
		period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

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Wiktionary

occupation (Noun)
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.
occupation (Noun)
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
occupation (Noun)
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

occupation (n.)
The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.
occupation (n.)
That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

occupation
Productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid.
occupation
Task with which one occupies oneself.
occupation
A situation where a country or region is under the control of a foreign army.