Definition of Occupations

1. Noun. (plural of occupation) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Occupations

1. occupation [n] - See also: occupation

Medical Definition of Occupations

1. Crafts, trades, professions, or other means of earning a living. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occupations

occupational health
occupational health nursing
occupational health services
occupational lung disease
occupational medicine
occupational name
occupational neurosis
occupational safety and health act
occupational safety and health administration
occupational spasm
occupational therapist
occupational therapists
occupational therapy
occupationally
occupationless
occupations
occupied
occupier
occupiers
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occupy oneself
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occur
occured
occurence
occuring
occurred
occurrence
occurrences

Literary usage of Occupations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Isabel Eaton (1899)
"Occupations in the Seventh Ward.—Of the 257 boys between the ages of ten ... The occupations in detail are as follows : ' Total population, males io to 20 . ..."

2. The Lancet (1898)
"Among the remaining occupations in the list given in the report ... As In the case of the dust-producing occupations phthisis and long diseases are here ..."

3. Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century by William B. Johnstone, DIANE Publishing Company, Arnold E. Packer (1987)
"When productivity is growing fast, as it was during Table 1-2 BUT MORE WORKERS ARE EARNING LOW WAGES Distribution of Occupations (percentages) (Standardized ..."

4. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism: A Study of Machine Production by John Atkinson Hobson (1907)
"General laws of the shift of occupations. § 5. Explanation of general movements of employment. § 6. The normal law of evolution of employment. § 7. ..."

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