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opisyo [u.pis.yu.] : occupation (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: oficio: trade ]

Derivatives of opisyo


Glosses:
occupation
n. (act)1. business, job, line, line of work, occupationthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business"
~ activityany specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity"
~ confectionerythe occupation and skills of a confectioner.
~ sportthe occupation of athletes who compete for pay.
~ farming, landagriculture considered as an occupation or way of life.; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
~ biz, gameyour occupation or line of work.; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
~ calling, career, vocationthe particular occupation for which you are trained.
~ employment, workthe occupation for which you are paid.; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
~ appointmentthe job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed.; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"
~ berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spota job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
~ salt mine, treadmilla job involving drudgery and confinement.
~ craft, tradethe skilled practice of a practical occupation.; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
~ professionan occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences).
~ metier, mediuman occupation for which you are especially well suited.; "in law he found his true metier"
~ accountancy, accountingthe occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business.
~ photographythe occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies.
~ cateringproviding food and services.
n. (act)2. military control, occupationthe control of a country by military forces of a foreign power.
~ social controlcontrol exerted (actively or passively) by group action.
~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machinethe military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
n. (act)3. occupationany activity that occupies a person's attention.; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
~ activityany specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity"
n. (act)4. moving in, occupancy, occupationthe act of occupying or taking possession of a building.; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
~ acquiring, gettingthe act of acquiring something.; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
~ preoccupancy, preoccupationthe act of taking occupancy before someone else does.
n. (time)5. occupationthe period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied.; "during the German occupation of Paris"
~ period, period of time, time periodan amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"