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Definitions: Occupation |
OccupationNoun1. The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business". 2. The control of a country by military forces of a foreign power. 3. Any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game". 4. The act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "occupation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Occupation \Oc`cu*pa"tion\, noun. [Latin expression occupatio: compare to French occupation.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Census | Occupation describes the kind of work the person does on the job. For employed people, the data refer to the person's job during the reference week. For those who worked at two or more jobs, the data refer to the job at which the person worked the greatest number of hours. Some examples of occupational groups shown in this product include managerial occupations; business and financial specialists; scientists and technicians; entertainment; healthcare; food service; personal services; sales; office and administrative support; farming; maintenance and repair; and production workers. Related term: Employed. (references) |
Immigration | For an alien entering the United States or adjusting without a labor certification, occupation refers to the employment held in the country of last legal residence or in the United States. For an alien with a labor certification, occupation is the employment for which certification has been issued. (references) |
Labor | A set of activities or tasks that employees are paid to perform. Employees that perform essentially the same tasks are in the same occupation, whether or not they are in the same industry. Some occupations are concentrated in a few particular industries, other occupations are found in the majority of industries. (references) |
Law | Any distinct type of manual or non-manual work which can provide a means of livelihood. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The trade or profession held by an employee. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Statistics | The occupation of the injured worker is recorded in accordance with the 1986 edition of the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations(ASCO)produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Occupation involves physically taking possession of an area.
Military occupations may start as invasions and end as protectorates.
In the art of protest, occupations often involve buildings, especially when seen as symbols.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Occupation."
Synonyms: OccupationSynonyms: business (n), job (n), line (n), line of work (n), military control (n), moving in (n), occupancy (n), taking possession (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Business | Noun: business, occupation, employment; pursuit; what one is doing, what one is about; affair, concern, matter, case. |
Inaction | Inactivity; rest; (repose); quiescence; want of occupation, inoccupation; idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente; sinecure, featherbed, featherbedding, cushy job, no-show job; soft snap, soft thing. |
Inhabitant | In the occupation of; garrisoned by, occupied by. |
Method | Roadway, pathway, stairway; express; thoroughfare; highway; turnpike, freeway, royal road, coach road; broad highway, King's highway, Queen's highway; beaten track, beaten path; horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path; walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk; crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway; cut; short cut; (mid-course); carrefour; private road, occupation road; highways and byways; railroad, railway, tram road, tramway; towpath; causeway; canal; (conduit); street; (abode); speedway. |
Presence | Noun: presence; occupancy, occupation; attendance; whereness. |
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Crosswords: Occupation |
| English words defined with "occupation": occupation license. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "occupation": victim's occupation. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "occupation": Smithcraft. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Occupation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (activity, appropriation, conquering, occupancy, occupation, ocupation, profession, pursuit, taking, tenure). |
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Screenplays | To avoid widespread confusion, Welsh people often add an occupation to a name. (The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a ; writing credit: Christopher Monger.) Give me an occupation or I shall run mad. (Sense and Sensibility; writing credit: Emma Thompson) Paperwork, not my favourite occupation (Carry On Cruising; writing credit: Eric Barker; Norman Hudis) Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. (THX 1138; writing credit: George Lucas;) Lack of occupation with sex. (M*A*S*H; writing credit: Larry Gelbart) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Occupation (1973) Choosing Your Occupation (1949) The Occupation of the Rhineland (1925) Occupation (2002) | |
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 | U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 214, Savenay, France. : Exhibit of types of work in occupation building.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Col. Jay W. Grissinger and Staff] : [Office of Chief Surgeon, Army of Occupation, Coblenz, Germany].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Captain Warren Frederick Martin Clemens, British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defense Force (BSIPDF), with six members of the BSIPDF Scouts, on Guadalcanal circa the later part of 1942. Clemens identifies these men as (standing beside him): Daniel Pule (left) and Andrew Langabaea. Those seated are (left to right): Olorere, Gumu, Chaparuka and Chaku. Each of the Scouts is armed with a British SMLE #1 rifle. Clemens, the British Colonial Service District Officer on Guadalcanal, had remained on the island throughout its May-August 1942 occupation by the Japanese.Credit: NAVY. |  | Specialist (Y) 2nd Class Janna Hoffman (with microphone) and Specialist (Y) Helen Lu Dooley (with telephone) handle control tower duties, circa 1944-45. The Specialist (Y) rating represented the occupation of Control Tower Operator.Credit: NAVY. |
 | Troops marching around Arc de Triomphe, during German occupation of Paris.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Lord Roberts and staff cheering the Queen--Raising Union Jack on occupation of Pretoria, June 5th, S.A.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Occupation of Fredericksburg. General McDowell's corps crossing the Rappahannock River on pontoon bridge...Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The bivouac feast after a successful forage in the enemies country after the occupation of Munson's hill.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Wives of "duster pilots" recover plane which has been damaged. In this dangerous occupation crashes are common but rarely fatal because of low speed, low altitude and high operating skill. Note farm machinery in background. Seabrook Farms, between Bridget.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Chart showing occupation of shelters at the Agua Fria migratory labor camp. Arizona.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Dio Chrysostom | Idleness and lack of occupation are the best things in the world to ruin the foolish. |
Jules Renard | Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none. |
Karl W. Hunboldt | Life, in all ranks and situations, is an outward occupation, an actual and active work. |
Napoleon Bonaparte | Occupation is the scythe of time. |
Queen Christina | It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood. |
Sir P. Sidney | Every base occupation makes one sharp in its practice, and dull in every other. |
Thomas Jefferson | It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquillity and occupation which give happiness. |
William Cowper | Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The bourgeoisie has stripped of its halo every occupation hitherto honoured and looked up to with reverent awe. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | This stipulation shall not apply to any sale of securities effected by an enemy during the occupation in regions invaded or occupied by the enemy. (reference) |
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | He had, apparently, finished the story that he was telling to the fly, and had found a new occupation. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The shadow of the passions of the moment passed over this great and gentle spirit in its occupation with eternal things. |
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Health | Your doctor will also ask about your medical history, occupation, and eating habits. (references) | |
Change in physical exertion associated with occupation has declined markedly in this century. (references) | ||
A natural history study may also tell researchers if diet, lifestyle, or occupation affects how a disease or disorder develops and progresses. (references) | ||
Business | France was later given a separate zone of occupation. (references) | |
The three Western Allies retained occupation powers in Berlin and certain responsibilities for Germany as a whole. (references) | ||
The learnership must lead to a qualification registered by the South African Qualifications Authority and related to an occupation, and the intended learnership is registered with the Director General. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Iran | The country hosts a large refugee population, mostly Afghans who fled during the Soviet occupation. (references) |
Turkmenistan | The Ashgabat city government claimed that he had made unauthorized renovations, which rendered it unsafe for occupation. (references) | |
Mozambique | Local authorities may prohibit a demonstration from taking place only if it is likely to involve the occupation of public or private buildings. (references) | |
Discrimination | Kazakhstan | No one may be subjected to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social position, occupation, property status, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude to religion, convictions, place of residence, or any other circumstances;" however, the Government does not enforce this provision effectively on a consistent basis. (references) |
Economic History | Somalia | Italian occupation gradually extended inland. (references) |
Cuba (09/01) | Multi-family occupation of often unsafe housing is common. (references) | |
Human Rights | Brazil | The MST also continued its occupation of public buildings. (references) |
South Africa | Approximately 110 squatters were detained and charged with illegal land occupation and trespassing. (references) | |
Lithuania | On February 14 a court found Kazys Gimzauskas, Lileikis' deputy, guilty of genocide during the Nazi occupation. (references) | |
Minorities | Congo | In previous years, these groups reportedly posed as Interahamwe fighters to justify Rwanda's military occupation of areas of the Kivu Provinces. (references) |
France | According to the annual NCCHR report on racism and xenophobia, released in March, there were more than 600 anti-Semitic threats and 116 acts of violence in 2000. In April the ECHR rejected the appeal of Maurice Papon, who was found guilty in 1998 of complicity in committing crimes against humanity for his role in the deportation of hundreds of Jews to Nazi concentration camps during the World War II German occupation. (references) | |
Mauritania | The acceleration of desertification during the 1970's that destroyed much of the traditional economic basis of Moorish society, and an upsurge of Arab nationalism among White Moors during the 1980's, contributed to ethnic violence precipitated by a dispute with Senegal during 1989-91; this violence entailed the expulsion or flight of many non-Moors living in the south and occupation of much of their land by Moors, including Black Moors. (references) | |
Political Economy | HONG KONG | The basic precondition for registration is a minimum of seven persons who serve in the same occupation. (references) |
Costa Rica | Another land problem involves the invasion and occupation of private property by squatters, who are often organized and sometimes violent. (references) | |
Lebanon | In May 2000, after 22 years of occupation, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops withdrew from the south and West Biqa', and the SLA disbanded. (references) | |
Political Rights | Afghanistan | The Taliban movement's authority had emanated from its leader, Mullah Omar, who carried the title Commander of the Faithful, and from the Taliban's military occupation of most of the country. (references) |
Travel | Trinidad | The immigration regulations of Trinidad and Tobago allow persons entering the country to engage in gainful employment in any trade, profession or occupation without a work permit for a period not exceeding 30 days, with one entry per twelve months period permitted. (references) |
Women | Guyana | The act allows victims to seek protection, occupation, or tenancy orders. (references) |
Worker Rights | Cuba | The CETSS sets the minimum wage, which varies by occupation. (references) |
Iceland | Their work hours must not exceed the ordinary work-hours of adults in the same occupation. (references) | |
Senegal | Any group of workers in the same occupation, similar trades, or the same professions may form a union. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TRUTH, n. An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time. |
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Peter Jennings | This is about catching a moment when just one of the men suggested that if he were a Palestinian living under occupation, he might do what the bomber did. Listen. |
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Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Agriculture, the first and most important occupation of man, has compensated the labors of the husband-man with plentiful crops of all the varied products of our extensive country. |
James K. Polk | 1845-1849 | Nor does there seem to be any material difference of opinion as to the absence of right in the Government to tax one section of country, or one class of citizens, or one occupation, for the mere profit of another. |
Grover Cleveland | 1885-1889; 1893-1897 | Care for the property of the nation and for the needs of future settlers requires that the public domain should be protected from purloining schemes and unlawful occupation. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | There fundamental decisions were reached concerning the occupation and control of Germany. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | We still look forward to the day when Cambodia peacefully can begin the process of rebuilding its social, economic and political institutions, after years of devastation and occupation. |
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| "Occupation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.73% of the time. "Occupation" is used about 2,237 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.73% | 2,231 | 3,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.27% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,237 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "occupation": army of occupation ♦ being free of occupation ♦ blindalley occupation ♦ disengaging oneself from work or occupation ♦ main occupation ♦ military occupation ♦ obsessive occupation ♦ occupation and business tax ♦ occupation army ♦ occupation bridge ♦ occupation crossing ♦ occupation force ♦ occupation license ♦ occupation of position ♦ occupation zone ♦ of occupation ♦ ready for occupation ♦ sedentary occupation ♦ service occupation ♦ social service occupation ♦ victim's occupation ♦ without occupation. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "occupation": occupation-based, occupation-initiated, occupation-related, occupation-specific. | |
Ending with "occupation": multi-occupation, owner-occupation, post-occupation, pre-occupation, re-occupation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "occupation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | beroep (appeal, handicraft, profession, trade), besigheid (activity), besetting (garrison), bedryf (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, certificate, diploma, do, document, enterprise, handicraft, keep, make, observe, perform, profession, trade), ambag (handicraft, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | okupacion, zotërim (assimilation, command, dominance, domination, enjoyment, grasp, holding, keeping, lordship, mastership, mastery, occupancy, ownership, possession, tenure), zaptim (conquest, invasion), zënie (affray, blockage, capture, fight, occupancy, quarrel, strife, wrangling), punë (affair, affairs, appointment, avocation, berth, business, concern, concernment, deed, doing, duty, employ, engagement, function, job, labor, labour, make, making, metier, movement, office, operation, practice, question, service, shebang, slot, task, task-work, thing, work), profesion (calling, career, employment, lay, line, metier, practice, profession, trade, vocation, walks of life). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مهنة (avocation, business, calling, career, craftsmanship, function, job, metier, practice, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work), وضع اليد (entry, occupancy), حرفة (calling, craft, craftsmanship, profession, pursuit, trade, walk), عمل (act, action, aggravation, berth, business, deed, elaborate, employment, engagement, fag, feat, function, gird on, job, labor, labour, making, place, pursuit, racket, see, situation, task, work), إمتلاك أرض وإستعمالها, إحتلال (conquest, occupancy, takeover, taking), شغل (activate, busy, carry out, employ, engage, fill, hold, job, operate, pop on, power, run, switch on, task, turn on, work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | занаят (craft, handicraft, job, mystery, profession, skill, trade, vocation), период за обитаване, поминък (vocation), поминъчен (occupational), професионален (career, occupational, professional, shoppy, vocational), професия (business, career, craft, metier, path, profession, shop, station, trade), заемане (borrowing, occupancy), период за наемане, занимавка, срок за обитаване, занятие (business, employment, line, metier, profession, way), окупационен (of occupation), окупация, временно ползуване, временно обитаване, работа (affair, avocation, berth, billet, business, char, concern, dealings, do, employ, employment, engagement, function, job, labor, labour, lay, line, matter, occasions, operation, part, performance, place, ploy, proceedings, proposition, run, running, service, shebang, shop, show, situation, thing, undertaking, work, working, workmanship), срок за наемане, занимание (amusement, career, concern, concernment, employment, exercise, game, job, ploy, prep, pursuit, way). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 职业 (Vocation, vocational), 業 (business, study). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | okupace, obsazení (cast, casting), zamìstnání (employment, job, pidgin, trade, work), zabrání (strike, taking), zábava (amusement, delectation, distraction, diversion, entertainment, festivity, fun, kick, pastime, ploy, pursuit, recreation, sport, treat), povolání (business, calling, career, job, recall, vocation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | stilling (handicraft, profession, trade), beskæftigelse (activity), besættelse (cathexis, compulsion, obsession, sit-in). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | beroep (appeal, handicraft, profession, trade, vocation), handwerk (handicraft, handiwork, trade), bezigheid (activity), ambacht (handicraft, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | okupo, okupado, metio (handicraft, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | handverk (handicraft, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پیشه (Craft, Function, Mystery, Profession, Pursuit, Trade, Vocation), مربوطبه حرفه , تصرف (Occupancy, Possession, Seizure, Tenure), اشغال (Dump, Jakes, Junk, Litter, Occupancy, Refuse, Riffraff, Rubbish, Scrap, Slag, Slither, Sliver, Swill, Tenure, Tot, Trash), شغل (Employ, Job, Metier, Office, Position, Post, Profession, Situation, Trade, Vocation, Work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | toimi (affair, business, employment, function, job, office, position, post, situation), elinkeino (industry, source of livelihood, trade), ammatti (business, craft, profession, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | occupation (occupancy, ocupation), métier, profession, emploi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | fak (branch, compartment, department, handicraft, pigeonhole, section, speciality, subject, trade), ambacht (handicraft, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Beschäftigung (activity, consideration, employ, employmen, employment, job, occupying, preoccupation, pursuit, study, treatment, work), Beruf (calling, career, handicraft, profession, trade, vocation), Besetzung (cast, casting, filling, seizure, stocking, team, translation), Tätigkeit (actions, activity, agitation, function, job, work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επάγγελμα (avocation, calling, career, metier, profession, trade, vocation), κατοχή (occupancy, possession, seizin, tenancy, tenure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מלאכה (business, craft, craftsmanship, employment, labour, metier, skill, task, work), משלוח יד (business, calling, metier, vocation, work), מקצוע (avocation, branch, calling, metier, profession, subject, trade, vocation, walks of life), מעשה (act, action, conduct, deed, doing, fact, incident, manufacture, occurrence, practice, thing), ישיבה (abidance, dwelling, residence, settlement, sitting), תפיסה (apprehension, capture, cop, grasp, hold, outlook, perception, seizure, snatch), תפוסה (displacement, estate, possession, space, tonnage), שיג (need), עסוק (business, busy, employment, engaged, engagement, job, occupied, pursuit, walks of life), כבוש (canned, capture, conquest, occupied, pickled, preserved, pressed, subjugation), התעסקות (bout, engagement, occupying oneself in), החזקת דירה (occupancy), דיור (accommodation, habitation, housing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | foglalkozás (avocation, job, line, occasions, profession, station, task, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penduduk (backside, bottom, denizen, inhabitant, inhabitting, resident), pekerjaan (berth, employment, job), kerja (job, labour, work), jabatan (commission, incumbency, portfolio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | occupazione (activity, avocation, business, calling, employ, employmen, employment, job, occupancy, squatting, tenure, work), professione (calling, job, profession, vocation), mestiere (craft, experience, handicraft, job, metier, profession, trade), lavoro (achievement, business, chore, employment, job, labor, labour, output, shop, stint, task, work, working, yield), impiego (application, berth, employ, employment, exertion, function, investment, job, office, place, position, post, situation, use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 進駐 (stationing), 占領 (capture, have a room to oneself, possession), 占拠 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | なりわい (calling, livelihood, making a living from), しごと (employment, work), しょくぎょう (business), しょうばい (business, commerce, soot of burnt pine, trade, transaction), しんちゅう (brass, in one's heart, mind, stationing, true motives, within one's body), せいぎょう (calling, completion of one's work, honest business, legitimate occupation, livelihood, prosperous enterprise), せんきょ (a dock, election, occupying a certain place, recommendation), せんりょう (1000 ryou, capture, dose, dyes, have a room to oneself, member of parliament, possession), かぎょう (business, commerce, lessons, one's father's occupation, schoolwork, trade), ていしょく (being contrary or incompatible, collision, color, coloration, coloring, conflict, contradiction, incompatibility, permanent planting, regular work, set meal, special, steady job, suspension from office), えいい (business, eagerly, earnestly, exalted position). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 점령 (lodgement, lodgment, Occupancy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cummaltys (tenure), aght baghee (manner of life). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | okupashon (activity), ofishi (handicraft, trade), fishi (handicraft, trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | occupationay zajęcie. (various references) profissão (calling, career, craft, fraternization, handicraft, metier, profession, pursuit, work), ofício (calling, craft, function, handicraft, job, metier, ploy, post, profession, trade), ocupação (avocation, business, busyness, calling, chore, duty, employ, employment opportunity, engagement, job, labor, labour, occupancy, office, pluck, profession, racket, service, tenure, work, works). (various references) ocupare (holding, occupancy, seizure), ocupaţie (activity, business, duty, employment, engagement, holding, job, metier, profession, situation, trade, work), stãpânire temporarã (occupancy), profesiune (career, metier, profession, trade, vocation, walk of life), profesie (calling), posesiune temporarã (occupancy), meserie (art, calling, craft, handicraft, job, mystery, trade), luare în posesiune (appropriation, eviction, occupancy), arendã (land rent, lease, occupancy, rent, tenancy), îndeletnicire (business, calling, employment, job, work). (various references) временное пользование, оккупация, занятие (business, calling, class, engagement, exercise, job, metier, occupancy, ploy, shebang, trade, walk of life, walks of life), профессия (avocation, calling, career, metier, profession, trade, vocation, walk of life, walks of life, working status). (various references) okupacija, zauzimanje (occupancy), zaposlenje (employment, job, position), zanat (craft, metier, trade, vocation), profesija (profession, vocation). (various references) oficio (career, career office, craft, enterprise, function, handicraft, job, mass, metier, office, pantry, place, position, post, profession, role, service, skill, trade, walks of life), ocupación (avocation, emplacement, employment, encroachment, job, line, occupancy, profession, pursuit, sit in, tenure, usurpation, work), trabajo (assignment, chore, craft, diploma, discourse, dissertation, elaboration, employ, enterprise, job, labor, labour, lieu, ploy, task, toil, work), profesión (business, calling, career, line, profession, pursuit, trade, walks of life), empleo (appointment, business, employ, employment, investment, job, post, use, work). (various references) sysselsättning (employment, pursuit, work), yrke (branch, business, calling, compartment, craft, department, pigeonhole, profession, racket, section, speciality, trade, vocation). (various references) อาชีพ, การยึดครอง. (various references) oturma (fit, habitation, inhabitation, living, occupancy, residence, sitting, stay, staying), uğraşı (profession, pursuit, vocation), uğraş (avocation, employment, endeavor, endeavour, engagement, exertion, profession, resource, struggle, toil, tug, wrestle), meşguliyet (busyness, pursuit, work), kullanan (exploiter, occupier, operator, user), işgal (occupancy), iş (activity, affair, appointment, assignment, ball game, billet, biz, business, calling, cause, commerce, concern, dealing, deed, doing, doings, employment, ergo-, function, gig, handiwork, job, metier, mission, occupational, operation, piece, piece of work, place, ploy, post, profession, pursuit, racket, regulation, shop, show, spindle, stint, task, things to do, trade, work, working, workings, works). (various references) okkupasiяa (r), senet (craft, trade), hьnдr (craft, trade). (various references) рід занять, робота (action, business, job, labor, labour, operation, performance, proceedings, work, working), фах (calling, feat, profession, speciality, specialty), користування (handling), володіння (acres, demesne, domain, dominions, enjoyment, having, lordship, occupancy, ownership, possession, tenancy, tenantry, tenure), окупація, захоплення (admiration, applause, capture, catch, delight, dementia, ecstasy, encroachment, enthusiasm, grab, gust, hold, interest, mania, pre emption, rapture), заволодіння (occupancy), зайнятість (busyness, employment, preoccupancy), займання (occupancy), заняття (affair, affairs, career, engagement, lesson, metier, profession, pursuit, school, trade, walk, work), професія (avocation, calling, career, metier, profession, vocation), праця (employment, job, labor, labour, proceedings, service, work). (various references) việc làm (act, ado, affair, deed, employment, job, service), sự giữ (keeping, maintenance, preservation), sự chiếm giữ, sự chiếm, công việc (action, business, busyness, duty, job, thing, work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ministeria, ministerii, ministeriis, ministerio, ministeriorum, ministerium, negotium, occupatio, occupationem. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 18, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai dia to omotecnon einai emenen par autoiV kai eirgazeto hsan gar skhnopoioi thn tecnhn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et quia eiusdem erat artis manebat apud eos et operabatur erat autem scenofactoriae artis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And for he was of the same craft, he dwellide with hem, and wrouyte; and thei weren of roopmakeris craft. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And because he was of the same crafte he abode with them and wrought: their crafte was to make tentes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And because he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers) |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 18, Verse 3 |
| Albanian | Dhe duke qenë se kishin të njëjtën mjeshtëri, shkoi të banojë me ta dhe punonte; se mjeshtëria e tyre ishte të bënin çadra. |
| Cebuano | Ug kay siya sama ra man kanilag pangita, nga mao ang pagpamuhat ug mga tolda, siya mipuyo ipon kanila ug nagpamuhat uban kanila. |
| Croatian | i, kako bijahu istog zanimanja, ostao kod njih i radio. Po zanimanju bijahu šatorari. |
| Danish | Og efterdi han øvede det samme Håndværk, blev han hos dem og arbejdede; thi de vare Teltmagere af Håndværk. |
| Dutch | En omdat hij van hetzelfde handwerk was, bleef hij bij hen, en wrocht; want zij waren tentenmakers van handwerk. |
| Finnish | Ja kun hänellä oli sama ammatti kuin heillä, jäi hän heidän luoksensa, ja he tekivät työtä yhdessä; sillä he olivat ammatiltaan teltantekijöitä. |
| French | et, comme il avait le même métier, il demeura chez eux et y travailla: ils étaient faiseurs de tentes. |
| Haitian Creole | epi l' rete lakay yo. Li t'ap travay ansanm ak yo paske li te gen menm metye ak yo: li te konn fè tant an twal. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | lalu tinggal di situ dengan mereka dan bekerja bersama-sama mereka, karena mata pencaharian mereka sama dengan Paulus, yaitu membuat kemah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka oleh sebab pencariannya serupa, ia pun tinggallah bekerja bersama-sama dengan keduanya; sebab pencarian mereka itu menjadi tukang kemah. |
| Italian | e poiché erano del medesimo mestiere, si stabilì nella loro casa e lavorava. Erano infatti di mestiere fabbricatori di tende. |
| Maori | A, no te mea kotahi ta ratou mahi, ka noho ia ki a raua, ka mahi ratou: he tui teneti hoki ta raua mahi. |
| Norwegian | og da han drev samme håndverk, bodde han hos dem og arbeidet der; for de var teltmakere av håndverk. |
| Portuguese | e, por ser do mesmo ofício, com eles morava, e juntos trabalhavam; pois eram, por ofício, fabricantes de tendas. |
| Rumanian | Wi, fiindcq avea acelaw mewtewug, a rqmas la ei, wi lucrau: meseria lor era facerea corturilor. |
| Russian | Й, РП ПДЙОБЛПЧПУФЙ ТЕНЕУМБ, ПУФБМУС Х ОЙИ Й ТБВПФБМ; ЙВП ТЕНЕУМПН ЙИ ВЩМП ДЕМБОЙЕ РБМБФПЛ. |
| Shuar | Akirasha Páprusha mai juna takau ármiayi, tarach ti Núparman jea najantain najanin ármiayi. Tuma asamtai Papru Akirai seturmiayi nu takat Túrawartai tusa. |
| Swahili | na kwa vile wao walikuwa mafundi wa kushona mahema kama alivyokuwa yeye, Paulo alikaa nao akafanya kazi. |
| Uma | pai' -i mo'oha' dohe-ra. Mobago-ra hangkaa-ngkania, apa' pobago Paulus hibalia hante pobago-ra hira', mpobabehi kemah. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "occupation": occupational, occupationally, occupations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "occupation": preoccupation, reoccupation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "occupation": nonoccupational, preoccupations, reoccupations. (additional references) | |
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"Occupation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: occpation, occulation, occupacioun, occupaion, occupatio, occupationary, occuptation, occuption, oculation, ocupation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "occupation" (pronounced Ä'kyupā"shun) |
| 9 | Ä' k y u p ā" sh u n | preoccupation. |
| 6 | -u p ā" sh u n | anticipation, constipation, dissipation, emancipation, participation. |
| 5 | -p ā" sh u n | usurpation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-n-o-o-p-t-u" | |
-2 letters: coaction, cocoanut, occupant. | |
-3 letters: account, auction, caption, caution, coconut, occiput, opuntia, paction, puccoon, utopian. | |
-4 letters: action, atonic, atopic, cantic, cation, catnip, cocain, copout, coupon, octopi, option, potion, toucan, tunica, utopia. | |
-5 letters: actin, antic, cacti, canto, capon, caput, coact, coapt, coati, cocoa, conic, conto, coopt, cotan, count, cutin, inapt, input, octan, ontic, optic, paint, panic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-n-o-o-p-t-u" | |
+1 letter: occupations. | |
+2 letters: occupational, reoccupation. | |
+3 letters: pococurantism, preoccupation, reoccupations. | |
+4 letters: occupationally, pococurantisms, preoccupations. | |
+5 letters: nonoccupational. | |
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