Occupation vs. Vacation

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.

The act, process or state of possessing a place.

The control of a country or region by a hostile army.

The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.

That which occupies or engages the time and attention.

The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice their occupation well into their seventies.

Example: ‘Absence of occupation is not rest.’;

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;

Example: ‘he's not in my line of business’;

the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

any activity that occupies a person's attention;

Example: ‘he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game’;

the act of occupying or taking possession of a building;

Example: ‘occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal’;

the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied;

Example: ‘during the German occupation of Paris’;

a job or profession

Example: ‘people in professional occupations’;

a way of spending time

Example: ‘a game of cards is a pretty harmless occupation’;

the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force

Example: ‘the Roman occupation of Britain’;

the action of entering and taking control of a building

Example: ‘the workers remained in occupation until 16 October’;

the action of living in or using a building or other place

Example: ‘a property suitable for occupation by older people’;

for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned

Example: ‘an occupation bridge’;

Freedom from some business or activity.

(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.

The act of vacating something; moving out.

Example: ‘The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.’;

The act of making legally void.

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

Example: ‘This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.’;

The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.

Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.

Example: ‘It was not in his nature, however, at least till years had chastened it, to take any vacation from controversy.’;

Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.

A period of intermission of regular paid work or employment, or of studies and exercises at an educational institution; the time during which a person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind and performs other activites, usually some form of liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling; to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of vacation is usually referred to as holiday.

The time when an office is vacant;

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;

Example: ‘we get two weeks of vacation every summer’; ‘we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico’;

the act of making something legally void

spend or take a vacation

A vacation (American English), or holiday (British English), is a leave of absence from a regular job, or a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations.