occupation

[US]/ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.job; profession;possession.

Example Sentences

Her occupation is a teacher.

He works in the medical occupation.

My dream occupation is to be a pilot.

She pursued a career in the legal occupation.

Many people find fulfillment in their chosen occupation.

His occupation requires a lot of travel.

I am considering changing my occupation.

The entertainment occupation can be very competitive.

She has a successful occupation in marketing.

He is studying to enter the engineering occupation.

Real-world Examples

Speaking about someone's occupation is actually very common.

Source: The secret to keeping conversations from falling flat.

The West Bank is still under Israeli military occupation.

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

Such services are also creating new occupations.

Source: Selected English short passages

Her father used to give his occupation as “capitalist”.

Source: The Economist - International

From there, she covered the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia and Finland.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.

Source: Sixth-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Soon 5000 US soldiers had landed on Haiti establishing an occupation.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The memory of this ball, then, became an occupation for Emma.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part One)

That's a miserable occupation. Dusk to dawn, no sleep, rotten food.

Source: Tiger and Leopard: The Little Overlord (Original Soundtrack)

Eighty percent of the people in this area have agriculture as their primary occupation.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

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