occupation

nounB1 · Intermediate

Job, the work you do.

Meanings of «occupation»

1 · noun

job, the work you do

Her occupation requires a lot of travel each month.

2 · noun

military control of a country or area

The occupation of the region lasted for several years.

Similar: invasion takeover control

Translation

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«occupation» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

the work a person does for money

jobthe everyday word for the paid work you doShe found a new job in a bank.

professiona job that needs long study, like doctorTeaching is a hard but rewarding profession.

occupationformalthe kind of work you do, as on formsPlease write your name and occupation on the form.

careeryour whole working life, over many yearsShe had a long career in medicine.

Word family

occupy B1 · verboccupation B1 · nounoccupational C1 · adjectiveoccupant C1 · noun

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