occupation
/ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "With no particular appearance of regret Annesley Greatorex detached himself from the occupation of typing letters and came across to his employer's chair."
- "Last year it was announced that electrification of L.M.R. main lines was to be speeded up and that it would be essential for the engineers to have the longest possible occupation of the lines involved; this would mean some retrenchment of passenger train services."
- "The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building."
- "The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane"."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
- British English: /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/