occupation
NOUN
/,ɑkjə'peɪʃən/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
occupation is a valid 10-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1C3C3U1P3A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does occupation mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
The act of occupying or taking possession of a building.
“occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
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2
The control of a country by military forces of a foreign power.
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3
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.
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Any activity that occupies a person's attention.
“he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
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The period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied.
“during the German occupation of Paris”
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