HOW TO PRONOUNCE
occupation
/ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
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What does occupation mean?
noun
- 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.
- The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
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“I think the same as ever of you, Eustacia. Nothing of that sort can degrade you—you ennoble the occupation of your husband.”
It was a good thing to have some occupation which was quite independent of other people, she said, when one got old.
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This very question which had just arisen about Will Ladislaw’s occupation, was the occasion for placing things on a new, right footing.
“Oh, I don’t mean to be. I have a project which gives me plenty to think about, and that is an occupation.”
I never in all my walks came across a man engaged in so simple and natural an occupation as building his house.