Occupation

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /É‘kjuːpeɪʃən/
• UK IPA: /É’kjuːpeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle English occupacioun, from Middle French occupation, from Latin occupatio.

Full definition of occupation

Noun

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.
2. The act, process or state of possessing a place.
3. The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
• 2012, April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election, The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".

Synonyms

• activity with which one occupies oneself profession, vocation, interest, employment