Occupation vs. Vacation
Occupationnoun
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.
Occupationnoun
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
Occupationnoun
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
Occupationnoun
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.
Occupationnoun
That which occupies or engages the time and attention.
Occupationnoun
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.
Occupationnoun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;
Occupationnoun
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
Occupationnoun
any activity that occupies a person's attention;
Occupationnoun
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building;
Occupationnoun
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied;
Occupationnoun
a job or profession
Occupationnoun
a way of spending time
Occupationnoun
the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force
Occupationnoun
the action of entering and taking control of a building
Occupationnoun
the action of living in or using a building or other place
Occupationadjective
for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned
Vacationnoun
Freedom from some business or activity.
Vacationnoun
(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
Vacationnoun
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
Vacationnoun
(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
Vacationnoun
The act of vacating something; moving out.
Vacationnoun
The act of making legally void.
Vacationverb
(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.
Vacationnoun
The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the vacation of an office or a charter.
Vacationnoun
Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office; a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
Vacationnoun
Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
Vacationnoun
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.
Vacationnoun
The time when an office is vacant;
Vacationnoun
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;
Vacationnoun
the act of making something legally void
Vacationverb
spend or take a vacation
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.
