occupation
🇺🇸
/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/
noun
B2
A person's job or work.
Please write your name, age, and occupation on the form.
C1
How someone spends their time when not working.
Her favorite occupation is reading books in her free time.
C1
Taking control of a place by military force.
During the war, the military occupation of the city lasted for years.
C1
Living in or using a building or land.
The new rules apply to anyone in occupation of the building after 2010.
translation
A person's job or work.; How someone spends their time when not working.; Taking control of a place by military force.; Living in or using a building or land.
Word Forms
Plural
occupations