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1. occupation
noun. ['ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən'] the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.
Synonyms
- berth
- sport
- trade
- billet
- calling
- activity
- situation
- profession
- metier
- work
- post
- accounting
- position
- line of work
- medium
- appointment
- place
- land
- accountancy
- catering
- office
- confectionery
- career
- photography
- farming
- biz
- treadmill
- line
- game
- spot
- business
- craft
- employment
- vocation
- salt mine
Antonyms
- buy
- export
- import
- sell
Etymology
- occupacioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- occupation (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
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Rhymes with Occupation
- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
How do you pronounce occupation?
Pronounce occupation as ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən.
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Sentences with occupation
1. Noun, singular or mass
Every occupation or hobby has its own set of tools.
Quotes about occupation
1. Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.
- Jeanette Winterson
2. Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a cousin of stamp collecting, a sister of the trophy cabinet, bastard of a sound bank account and a weak mind.
- Jeanette Winterson
3. Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.
- Truman Capote
2. occupation
noun. ['ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən'] the act of occupying or taking possession of a building.
Synonyms
- acquiring
- occupancy
- preoccupancy
- moving in
- preoccupation
Antonyms
- fire
- unfasten
- undock
- lack
Etymology
- occupacioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- occupation (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
3. occupation
noun. ['ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən'] the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power.
Synonyms
- military control
Antonyms
- discontinuation
- activation
Etymology
- occupacioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- occupation (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
4. occupation
noun. ['ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən'] any activity that occupies a person's attention.
Antonyms
- discontinuance
Etymology
- occupacioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- occupation (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
5. occupation
noun. ['ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən'] the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied.
Synonyms
- period
- time period
Antonyms
- source
- peristalsis
- anastalsis
Etymology
- occupacioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- occupation (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))