occupation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === occupation (countable and uncountable, plural occupations) An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. The act, process or state of possessing a place. (geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force. ==== Synonyms ==== (activity with which one occupies oneself) employment, interest, line of work, profession, vocation, avocation, calling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnem. By surface analysis, occuper +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === occupation f (plural occupations) occupation (act of occupying, of being an occupant) occupation (the occupying of a territory) occupation (something that one spends one's time on, such as a job or a hobby) Near-synonyms: activité, passe-temps === Further reading === “occupation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012