occupation: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 16 letter points · starts with O · ends with N
Meaning of occupation
noun
- countable, uncountable
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.
- countable, uncountable
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
- countable, uncountable
The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
Listed forms: occupations.
Source: Wiktionary — occupation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for occupation.
noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
noun
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
- military control
noun
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
- occupancy
- moving in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is occupation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of occupation
O(1) + C(3) + C(3) + U(1) + P(3) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of occupation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from occupation
171 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in occupation. Showing up to 24, longest first.