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occupationalrelating to a job or profession

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to a job or profession

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃənəl/

Korean meaning: 직업의, 직업상의

Korean pronunciation: 아-큐-페이-셔-널 (강세: 페이)

Example Sentences

  • Being a food critic has its occupational hazards - my pants keep shrinking!
  • The company provides occupational training for new employees.
  • Occupational therapy helped him regain motor skills after the accident.

occupational

ADJECTIVE

//ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃənəl//

relating to a job or profession

occupational concept
💡 Concept

Related to jobs and professions

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occupational rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Occupational skills make recreational activities educational!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃənəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootoccup-
Suffix--ational

Origin

From Latin 'occupare' meaning 'to seize or take up', combined with the suffix '-ational' which forms adjectives. The word entered English through Old French and developed to describe things relating to one's job or profession.

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🎵Rhyme

educationalrecreationalational
educational
recreational
ational

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Being a food critic has its occupational hazards - my pants keep shrinking!

The company provides occupational training for new employees.

Occupational therapy helped him regain motor skills after the accident.

😄 Fun example

Talking to yourself is an occupational hazard of working from home.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

professionalvocationaljob-relatedwork-relatedcareer-oriented

Antonyms

personalprivaterecreational

Related

occupationcareerprofessionworkplaceemployment