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occupation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (UK)
/ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (US)
/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ (UK)
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/ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ (US)

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.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) 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. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
(countable, uncountable) The act, process or state of possessing a place.
- Last year it was announced that electrification of L.M.R. main lines was to be speeded up and that it would be essential for the engineers to have the longest possible occupation of the lines involved; this would mean some retrenchment of passenger train services. 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London–Birmingham services – Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 98:
(countable, uncountable) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
- 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". 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in The Guardian:
- The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building. 1999, Linda Flavell, Roger Flavell, “1066[:] The Normans Begin to Erect Castles”, in dictionary of english down through the ages[:] words & phrases born out of historical events great & small, 2005 edition, London: Kyle Cathie Limited, →ISBN, page 17:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
occupations	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (332)

uz istilo (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sh профѐсија (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · uk заня́ття (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · eo okupado (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ca ocupació (act, process or state of possessing a place) · bn পেশা (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nrf otchupâtion (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · az məslək (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · id pekerjaan (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ug كەسىپ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · be заня́так (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · da erhverv (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · th อาชีพ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · is atvinna (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr îşxal (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · de Beruf (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · th การยึดครอง (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · io okupado (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · it professione (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ka თავშესაქცევი (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pt ocupação (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · lv profesija (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fa-ira کار (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ja 職業 (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hi अधिभोग (act, process or state of possessing a place) · sv sysselsättning (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ms pekerjaan (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pl zajmowanie (act, process or state of possessing a place) · cmn 占領 (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ro ocupație (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · gd obair (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sh окупа́ција (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ga gabháil (act, process or state of possessing a place) · lt okupacija (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ta ஊடுருவல் (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ko 직업 (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · eo okupo (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · cmn 職業 /职业 (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · vi sự chiếm đóng (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · bn দখল করা (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ur شُغْل (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · gd gnìomhachd (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nl bezetting (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · he כיבוש \ כִּבּוּשׁ (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ga gabháil (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · gd dreuchd (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · az işğal (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · et okupatsioon (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · yi פֿאַך (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ta ஆக்கிரமிப்பு (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · th งาน (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr hokar (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · az ixtisas (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kk кәсіп (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · yue 職業 /职业 (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mi nohowheta (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · kk оккупация (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ur مَشْغُولِیَت (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tk kär (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ar شُغْل (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ug ئىشغال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · pt ocupação (act, process or state of possessing a place) · kk қызмет (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ur تَسَلُّط (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · cs profese (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ky жумуш (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · lad okupasion (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sh profèsija (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · zza istiğal (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · da profession (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ba шөғөл (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sk zamestnanie (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mk заземање (act, process or state of possessing a place) · pl zajęcie (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ko 점령 (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ky баскын (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ur کام (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hi जीविका (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ja 仕事 (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · et elukutse (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · yi אָקופּירן (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · lv darbs (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ur اِشْتِغال (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · cs obsazení (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · nrf otchupâtiaon (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · nb yrke (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · be прафе́сія (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sk povolanie (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fi miehitys (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ar وَظِيفَة (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tg истило (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ur قَبْضَہ (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fo herseting (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ro profesie (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fi omistus (act, process or state of possessing a place) · fa-ira اِشْغال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · mk занимање (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ur مَشْغَلَہ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · lt profesija (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ka პროფესია (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · zza istila (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fr profession (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · la negotium (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tr meslek (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nl beroep (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sv fack (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kk басқын (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · de Beschäftigung (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · be прафэ́сія (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ga lonnaíocht (act, process or state of possessing a place) · arz مهنة (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · lv okupācija (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · nn hærsetjing (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · eo okupacio (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · pl fach (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hi व्यवसाय (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr kariyer (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kk іс (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sk profesia (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · be акупа́цыя (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tr işgal (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · hy օկուպացիա (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fi työ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr profesyon (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ca ocupació (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ms profesion (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mn ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hi काम (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mi mahi (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · cs povolání (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sv profession (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pt trabalho (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · lad okupasion (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ckb داگیری (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sw shughuli (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · yi מלאכה (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · da okkupation (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · he כִּבּוּשׁ (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fa-ira اِسْتیلا (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ar اِحْتِلال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · kk жұмыс (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nn yrke (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · de Besatzung (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · uz ish (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ps مسلک (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · te వృత్తి (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pl okupacja (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · yue 占用 (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fa-ira مَشْغولِیَّت (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · he כיבוש (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · uz kasb (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · az məşğələ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fa-ira اِشْتِغال (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sk okupácia (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ru оккупа́ция (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ky оккупация (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · pt tomada (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fa-ira کَسْب (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · vi nghề nghiệp (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pl profesja (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tg тасаллут (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ru профе́ссия (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hy աշխատանք (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr pîşe (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fa-ira حِرْفِه (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · az iş (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sh по̀сао (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · lt darbas (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nb profesjon (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sv syssla (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · vi nghề (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · be фах (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hy զբաղմունք (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tg шуғл (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · it occupazione (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · kmr meslek (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · es ocupación (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sq profesion (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · da beskæftigelse (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ar حِرْفَة (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mn мэргэжил (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ru заня́тие (act, process or state of possessing a place) · km ងារ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ru завладе́ние (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ht okipasyon (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pt ocupação (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tg касб (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ar إِشْغَال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tg машғулият (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nb okkupasjon (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · az zəbt (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · cmn 占用 (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ka ხელობა (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ca ocupació (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · nn profesjon (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sq pushtim (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · nb hærsetting (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · lo ງານ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ja 占領 (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · id profesi (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ro ocupație (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mk окупација (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ps اشغال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sh зани́ма̄ње (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ar مِهْنَة (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ka დაკავება (act, process or state of possessing a place) · fa-ira پیشِه (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ota اشغال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tr iştigal (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ka საქმიანობა (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pt emprego (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · vo bepladam (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tg ишғол (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fa-ira شُغْل (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · grc ϝεργασία (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr mihne (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pl zawód (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ckb پیشە (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ps اشتغال (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fr occupation (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ms pendudukan (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sv ockupation (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ur پیشَہ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sh okupácija (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · uz ishgʻol (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · my အလုပ် (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ru занима́ние (act, process or state of possessing a place) · tr istila (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · bg профе́сия (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · he תַּעֲסוּקָה (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · yi אָקופּאַציע (act, process or state of possessing a place) · hi पेशा (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ur قَبْضَہ (act, process or state of possessing a place) · km វិជ្ជាជីវៈ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tg кор (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · yi אָקופּאַציע (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · uk окупа́ція (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · pdt Beroop (nds) (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · zza işğal (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · el κατάληψη (act, process or state of possessing a place) · mi umanga (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ia occupation (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · hi अधिग्रहण (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ta வேலை (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · it occupazione (act, process or state of possessing a place) · da besættelse (act, process or state of possessing a place) · nl bezigheid (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · zza gure (diq) (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ba һөнәр (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · az peşə (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · id pendudukan (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sq okupacion (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · uz hunar (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · cs okupace (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · kk мамандық (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · mi whakatāuteute (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tk hünär (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ps استيلا (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · de Besetzung (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · be заня́цце (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · it occupazione (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · da arbejde (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ro ocupare (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tr meşguliyet (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · el κατοχή (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sh pòsao (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hi धंधा (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · uk фах (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tk kesp (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · bg заня́тие (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ta தொழில் (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · uk профе́сія (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pt profissão (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · pt serviço (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · grc ἐργασία (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · be заня́цьце (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ka დაპყრობა (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ar اِسْتِيلَاء (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · kmr dagirî (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · es ocupación (act, process or state of possessing a place) · hu foglalkozás (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sq punë (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tt һөнәр (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · sh zanímānje (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tg ҳунар (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · da okkupation (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ar اِشْتِغَال (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · kmr dagirkerî (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · mk струка (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nb okkupasjon (act, process or state of possessing a place) · sl poklȋc (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ps پېشه (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fi ammatti (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ce корматалла (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fr occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · es ocupación (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tk okkupasiýa (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · sl okupacija (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · da besættelse (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · de Okkupation (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · yue 占領 (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fr métier (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ky кесип (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · uz okkupatsiya (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ru оккупа́ция (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · hu megszállás (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · tg ихтисос (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ar مَشْغَلَة (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fa-ira تَسَلُّط (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ba оккупация (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · et amet (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · hi क़ब्ज़ा (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · el απασχόληση (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · az istila (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ajp احتلال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · fi ajanviete (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · tg пеша (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · nn okkupasjon (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · lo ອາຊີບ (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · crh işğal (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ky профессия (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · bg окупа́ция (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ba эш (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · cs zaměstnání (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · te ఆక్రమణం (act, process or state of possessing a place) · is hernám (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · ur اِشْغال (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · gd cosnadh (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · ka ოკუპაცია (control of a country or region by a hostile army) · bg зае́мане (act, process or state of possessing a place) · ru заня́тие (activity or task with which one occupies oneself) · fa-ira مَشْغَلِه (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

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