occupation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- profession, business, calling, employment, job, line (of work), pursuit, trade, vocation, walk of life
- possession, control, holding, occupancy, residence, tenancy, tenure
- invasion, conquest, seizure, subjugation

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English Thesaurus: job, work, profession, occupation, career, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Occupation, the
the period from 1940–44 during World War II, when France was occupied by the German army ⇒ Free French, Vichy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

oc‧cu‧pa‧tion S3 W3 AC /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən, ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən $ ˌɑːk-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: occupation, occupant, occupancy; verb: occupy; adjective: occupied]

1. [countable] a job or profession:
Please state your name, address and occupation.
professional and managerial occupations
manual occupations

2. [uncountable] when a large group of people enter a place and take control of it, especially by military force
occupation of
the German occupation of France
under occupation
The area is under occupation (=controlled by a foreign army).

3. [countable] a way of spending your time Synonym : pastime:
One of my childhood occupations was collecting stamps.

4. [uncountable] when someone lives or stays in a building or place:
When the first scientists came to the region they found little evidence of human occupation.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

occupation
noun
I. job
ADJ. full-time | dangerous, hazardous | female, male Agricultural work is traditionally seen as a male occupation.
low-paid, well-paid | high-status, low-status | sedentary | managerial, professional, technical | skilled, unskilled | manual, non-manual | blue-collar, white-collar | industrial, service service occupations such as cleaning and catering
VERB + OCCUPATION choose, find | take up | follow The people interviewed followed a variety of occupations
give up He gave up his occupation as a farmer and became a teacher.
resume | provide (sb with)
PHRASES a range of occupations The college provides training in a wide range of occupations.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

occupation
II. control of another country
ADJ. continuing | military
VERB + OCCUPATION begin, take up | be/remain in | give up The invaders have given up occupation of large parts of the territories.
resume
OCCUPATION + VERB begin, end
OCCUPATION + NOUN force, power | zone
PREP. during the ~ During the occupation, the church was used as a mosque.
under ~ Large parts of Britain were under Roman occupation.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

occupation
III. living in a room, house, etc.
ADJ. exclusive | joint, multiple the conversion of big old buildings to multiple occupation
peaceful the right to peaceful occupation of the property
land | illegal, unlawful illegal occupation of the premises
VERB + OCCUPATION take up You can only take up occupation once the tenancy has been signed.
be/remain in, enjoy | share | give up | resume
PREP. in ~ of He intends to remain in occupation of the building for as long as possible.
PHRASES ready for occupation The flats will be ready for occupation by March.
unfit for occupation The houses were judged to be unfit for human occupation.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

occupation

manual occupations/blue-collar occupations (=jobs in which you work using your hands)
People from manual occupations are most at risk of experiencing poverty.
professional occupations/white-collar occupations (=jobs that usually involve a lot of education)
professional occupations such as medicine or the law
Teachers’ pay compares poorly with that of other white-collar occupations.
skilled/unskilled occupations (=needing training and experience/not needing training and experience)
Plumbing and carpentry are highly skilled occupations.
Workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer job opportunities.
a working-class/middle-class occupation
Teaching is regarded as a middle-class occupation.
Working-class occupations may be divided into skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled.
a male/female occupation (=a job that traditionally is done by men or women)
traditional female occupations such as nursing
managerial occupations (=a job that involves being a manager)
Women in managerial occupations tend to have children later.
service occupations (=a job in which you provide a service rather than producing goods)
Around two thirds of the labour force is employed in service occupations.
have an occupation
The people in the region have a variety of occupations.
choose an occupation
Young people need help with choosing a suitable occupation.
take up an occupation (also enter an occupation formal) (=start doing one)
Many of his colleagues have taken up another occupation.
Our recent graduates have entered a wide range of occupations.
follow an occupation formal (=do one)
The third son followed his father’s occupation.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

occupation
noun
BAD: It used to be difficult for women to get good occupations.
GOOD: It used to be difficult for women to get good jobs.
BAD: The important thing is to be happy in your occupation.
GOOD: The important thing is to be happy in your job.

Usage Note:
JOB · DO · OCCUPATION · POST/POSITION · CAREER · TRADE · PROFESSION
Job Your job is what you do to earn your living: ‘You’ll never get a job if you don’t have any qualifications.’ ‘She’d like to change her job but can’t find anything better.’ Your job is also the particular type of work that you do: ‘John’s new job sounds really interesting.’ ‘I know she works for the BBC but I’m not sure what job she does.’
A job may be full-time or part-time (NOT half-time or half-day ): ‘All she could get was a part-time job at a petrol station.’
Do (for a living) When you want to know about the type of work that someone does, the usual questions are What do you do? What does she do for a living? etc ‘What does your father do?’ - ‘He’s a police inspector.’
Occupation and job have similar meanings. However, occupation is far less common than job and is used mainly in formal and official styles: ‘Please give brief details of your employment history and present occupation.’ ‘People in manual occupations seem to suffer less from stress.’
Post/position The particular job that you have in a company or organization is your post or position : ‘She’s been appointed to the post of deputy principal.’ ‘He’s applied for the position of sales manager.’ Post and position are used mainly in formal styles and often refer to jobs which have a lot of responsibility.
Career Your career is your working life, or the series of jobs that you have during your working life: ‘The scandal brought his career in politics to a sudden end.’ ‘Later on in his career, he became first secretary at the British Embassy in Washington.’
Your career is also the particular kind of work for which you are trained and that you intend to do for a long time: ‘I wanted to find out more about careers in publishing.’
Trade A trade is a type of work in which you do or make things with your hands: ‘Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry or printing.’ ‘My grandfather was a bricklayer by trade.’
Profession A profession is a type of work such as medicine, teaching, or law which requires a high level of training or education: ‘Until recently, medicine has been a male-dominated profession.’ ‘She entered the teaching profession in 1987.’

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

job noun [countable] the regular paid work that you do for an employer:
a full-time job
John got a job in a car factory.
work noun [uncountable] activities that you are paid for doing – used either when you work for an employer or when you work in your own business:
I started work when I was 18.
He graduated from college last year and is still looking for work.
profession noun [countable] a job for which you need special education and training:
There are now a lot more women in the legal profession.
Many teachers are leaving the profession.
occupation noun [countable] formal a job, or a type of job – often used on official documents:
Please give your name, age, and occupation.
a traditionally male occupation
career noun [countable] the work you do or plan to do for most of your life:
I’m interested in a career in journalism.
position noun [countable] formal a particular job within an organization:
I am writing to apply for the position of technical assistant.
We regret that the position has already been filled.
Please state the position which you are applying for.
post noun [countable] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization:
She has held the post of managing director for two years.
He applied for the post of Senior Manager.
vacancy/opening noun [countable] a job that is available for someone to do:
The hospital has been unable to fill the vacancy.
There are very few openings in scientific research.
appointment noun [countable] an important job which someone is asked to do:
He took an appointment as US trade ambassador in Geneva.
posting noun [countable] a situation in which someone is sent somewhere to do a job for a period of time by the organization they work for:
This was his first posting outside the UK.
an overseas posting
His next posting took him to the Ministry of Defence.
trade noun [countable] a job that involves using your hands, and for which you need special training:
Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry and printing.
employment noun [uncountable] the fact of having a job:
The factory will provide employment for local people.
She was offered employment in the sales office.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲