English > occupation: 5 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money. |
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| Synonyms | business, job, line of work, line |
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| Narrower | accountancy, accounting | The occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business |
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| appointment | The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed |
| career, calling, vocation | The particular occupation for which you are trained |
| catering | Providing food and services |
| confectionery | The occupation and skills of a confectioner |
| employment, work | The occupation for which you are paid |
| farming, land | Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life |
| game, biz | Your occupation or line of work |
| metier, medium | An occupation for which you are especially well suited |
| photography | The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies |
| position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | A job in an organization |
| profession | An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) |
| sport | The occupation of athletes who compete for pay |
| trade, craft | The skilled practice of a practical occupation |
| treadmill, salt mine | A job involving drudgery and confinement |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | empleo, empresa, ocupación, profesión, trabajo |
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| Catalan | negoci, ocupació, treball |
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| Adjectives | occupational | of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained |
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| Verbs | occupy | consume all of one's attention or time |
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