what does the word occupation mean?

Question

does the word occupation mean Job

Answer 1

it means what you do for a living.

Answer 2

oc·cu·pa·tion - noun -

1.a person's usual or principal work or business, esp. as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
2.any activity in which a person is engaged.
3.possession, settlement, or use of land or property.
4.the act of occupying.
5.the state of being occupied.
6.the seizure and control of an area by military forces, esp. foreign territory.
7.the term of control of a territory by foreign military forces: Danish resistance during the German occupation.
8.tenure or the holding of an office or official function: during his occupation of the vice presidency.

Answer 3

Occupation is everything you do from the minute you wake up to the minute you go to sleep at night (and sleep in included too). It includes the roles you engage in, the activities you participate in, the tasks you complete. That's how we define it in my field.

Answer 4

Occupation is same as career = what to do for living.

Job refers to task in occupation. It is more specific.

Answer 5

That is one meaning of it. In the context of "occupation forces," it means something else.

Answer 6

Job or what you do for a living

Answer 7

yea it does!!!!

Answer 8

:O
yes.....