The meaning of Occupation

noun

A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.

Usage examples:

Experts who typically conduct their business over the internet

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure

Usage examples:

[ c ] he runs a dry cleaning business., [ u ] i’m in baltimore on business., [ u ] our firm does a …

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services

Usage examples:

In business she is an academic, but all her brothers work in business., be in business currently, f…

noun

The action or sound of calling.

Usage examples:

The calling of a cuckoo

verb

Cry out (a word or words).

Usage examples:

He heard an insistent voice calling his name

noun

An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

Usage examples:

He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge

noun

A job for which you are trained and in which it is possible to advance during your working life, so that you get greater responsibility and earn more money

Usage examples:

He’s hoping for a career in social work., she left college to pursue an acting career., the bus car…

noun

An activity involving skill in making things by hand.

Usage examples:

The craft of cobbling

verb

Exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.

Usage examples:

He crafted the chair lovingly

noun

Skill in knowing how to do or make something, or a job or activity needing such skill

Usage examples:

[ u ] he talked about the craft of writing popular fiction., [ c ] i love to do all kinds of crafts…

noun

The state of living or being domiciled in a place.

Usage examples:

The state attorney general considered that domiciliation of a foreign company was a prerequisite fo…

noun

A house, flat, or other place of residence.

Usage examples:

The proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby

verb

Live in or at a specified place.

Usage examples:

Groups of people still dwell in these caves

noun

A place where people live

Usage examples:

The house was a modest one-story dwelling.

noun

The state of having paid work.

Usage examples:

A fall in the numbers in full-time employment

noun

An area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.

Usage examples:

A wheat field

verb

Attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base runners advancing.

Usage examples:

First, he took his eyes off the ball while fielding at short leg, and failed to notice that sarwan …

adjective

Attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batsman or batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base runners advancing.

abbreviation

Gas.

symbol

The acceleration due to gravity, equal to 9.81 m/s2.

noun

The seventh letter of the alphabet.

noun

The state of living in a particular place at a particular time.

Usage examples:

The qualifications of a representative are two years' habitancy.

noun

The fact of living in a particular place.

Usage examples:

Signs of human habitation

noun

An area of land held by lease.

Usage examples:

He stated he had approximately 180 acres of his own land but also had rented other holdings through…

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

Usage examples:

She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

Assets such as property, shares, or cash that a government, company, or person owns

Usage examples:

Holding in sth the government announced that it would replace its gold reserves with holdings in do…

noun

The holding of an office or the period during which one is held.

Usage examples:

During his incumbency he established an epidemic warning system

noun

The period during which someone has a particular official position

Usage examples:

Incumbency (as) during her incumbency (as commissioner), several changes were introduced.

noun

The state of living in a particular place, especially during a specified period so as to acquire certain rights.

Usage examples:

He built a cottage to give an air of cheerfulness and inhabitancy to the scene

noun

The state of living in a particular place, especially during a specified period so as to acquire certain rights.

Usage examples:

He built a cottage to give an air of cheerfulness and inhabitancy to the scene

noun

The act of living in a place

Usage examples:

After many generations of inhabitation, the valley had become fertile and prosperous., this colony …

noun

A paid position of regular employment.

Usage examples:

The scheme could create 200 jobs

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

noun

An act of prodding, thrusting, or wrenching.

noun

A contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment.

Usage examples:

A six-month lease on a shop

verb

Grant (property) on lease; let.

Usage examples:

She leased the site to a local company

noun

A profession or occupation.

Usage examples:

The boy must begin to learn his métier as heir to the throne

noun

The type of work that you have a natural ability to do well

Usage examples:

Although he had been initially reluctant to give up the law, he found his metier in business.

noun

The action or fact of occupying a place.

Usage examples:

The palace proved unready for occupancy

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

Anything owned

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

noun

A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

Usage examples:

His chosen profession of teaching

noun

Any type of work, esp. one that needs a high level of education or a particular skill

Usage examples:

[ c ] the medical/teaching profession, [ u ] i’m a writer by profession.

noun

A job that needs a high level of education or special training

Usage examples:

What is it like to work in a profession where more than 97% of your colleagues are men?, the accoun…

noun

A principal administrative division of a country or empire.

Usage examples:

Chengdu, capital of sichuan province

noun

A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash.

Usage examples:

A squash racket

verb

Make or move with a loud unpleasant noise.

Usage examples:

Trains racketed by

noun

An object consisting of a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball

Usage examples:

A tennis/squash racket, who’s making such a racket?

noun

A person's home, especially a large and impressive one.

Usage examples:

The youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence

noun

The place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere

Usage examples:

[ c ] that big building is the governor’s official residence (= home)., [ u ] she took up residence…

noun

A home, or the fact of living in a particular home

Usage examples:

The property will be used as her main residence., many banks require proof of residence to open an …

noun

The fact of living in a place.

Usage examples:

These papers show we have a right to residency

noun

The fact of living in a particular place

Usage examples:

[ u ] you have to meet residency requirements (= live in a place long enough) before you can apply …

noun

→  residence

noun

A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs.

Usage examples:

The situation between her and jake had come to a head

noun

A condition or combination of conditions that exist at a particular time

Usage examples:

I was in a situation where i didn’t have cash handy.

noun

The conditions that exist at a particular time and place

Usage examples:

Some dealers have taken advantage of the situation by adding £1,000 or more to the suggested retail…

noun

The ability to do something well; expertise.

Usage examples:

Difficult work, taking great skill

verb

Train (a worker) to do a particular task.

Usage examples:

Training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud techno…

noun

A special ability to do something

Usage examples:

[ c ] schools often do not provide students with marketable skills., [ u ] he lacked skill as a pai…

noun

Possession of land or property as a tenant.

Usage examples:

Holding took over the tenancy of the farm

noun

The conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.

Usage examples:

But without exception, these big operations use leased land, with tenures typically of two to five …

verb

Give (someone) a permanent post, especially as a teacher or lecturer.

Usage examples:

I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor

noun

The period of time when someone holds a job, esp. an official position, or the right to keep a job permanently

Usage examples:

During his tenure as mayor, relations with the police department worsened., michelle has tenure in …

noun

The action of buying and selling goods and services.

Usage examples:

A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

Usage examples:

Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries

Usage examples:

[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Usage examples:

She used her key to open the front door

noun

The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.

Usage examples:

Modern trains are now in use

Put into service

noun

A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.

Usage examples:

Not all of us have a vocation to be nurses or doctors

noun

A method, style, or manner of doing something; an optional or alternative form of action.

Usage examples:

I hated their way of cooking potatoes

adverb

At or to a considerable distance or extent; far (used before an adverb or preposition for emphasis).

Usage examples:

His understanding of what constitutes good writing is way off target

suffix

Equivalent to -ways.

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork