Definitions for occupation
occupation
oc·cu·pa·tion
Spelling: [ok-yuh-pey-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən/
Occupation is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.
You can make 388 anagrams from letters in occupation (accinooptu).
Definitions for occupation
noun
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a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation:
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any activity in which a person is engaged.
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possession, settlement, or use of land or property.
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the act of occupying, possessing, or settling.
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the state of being occupied, taken over, or settled.
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the state of being busy:
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the seizure and control of an area by military forces, especially foreign territory.
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the term of control of a territory by foreign military forces:
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tenure or the holding of an office or official function:
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the act of going into and taking control of a public or private space, as a park or building, especially as an act of protest:
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the state or condition of living or working in a given place:
Origin of occupation
1250-1300; Middle English occupacioun Middle French occupation Latin occupātiōn- (stem of occupātiō), equivalent to occupāt(us) (past participle of occupāre; see occupy