Plural of occupation
regular plural
The plural of occupation is occupations.
Forms of occupation
| Singular | occupation /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | occupations /ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Occupations in a sentence
- If I lived them in an unremarkable delight, I also lived them consumed in unremarkable occupations.2009, Phyllis Tickle, The Shaping of a Life: A Spiritual Landscape, →ISBN. From the entry edenic
- Nevertheless, some job openings will arise as experienced workers retire, die, or change occupations.1980, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Bookbinders and bindery workers”, in Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bulletin of the…. From the entry bookbinder
- Fishing and peanut growing are the major occupations of the people of Wang'an.1979 July, Cornelius C. Kubler, “Life in the Pescadores”, in The Asia Mail, page 12, column 3. From the entry Wang'an
- But this respect for leisure, with the Greeks, was accompanied by a contempt for the banausic occupations.1951 September 13, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Virgil and the Christian World”, in The Listener, volume 46, London: British Broadcasting…. From the entry banausic
- They’re dwarfed by, among other occupations, the software developers.2025 March 14, Andrew Van Dam, “Department of Data: More than a quarter of computer-programming jobs just vanished. What happened?…. From the entry developer
Meaning of occupation
- noun 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.
- noun The act, process or state of possessing a place.
- noun The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
Questions about the plural of occupation
- What is the plural of occupation?
- The plural of occupation is occupations.
- Is occupation countable?
- Occupation is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: occupation (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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