occupation
//ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- occupations
Definitions
1.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.
- With no particular appearance of regret Annesley Greatorex detached himself from the occupation of typing letters and came across to his employer's chair.
2.The act, process or state of possessing a place.
3.The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
- The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3860
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”).
By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.