Meaning
employment, occupation
- employment, job
- occupation (of a space, building, or territory)
- pastime, activity
In a sentence
Dopo mesi di ricerca, ho trovato un'occupazione part-time.
After months of searching, I found a part-time job.
L'occupazione giovanile è aumentata negli ultimi anni.
Youth employment has increased in recent years.
L'occupazione della casa non è ancora finita.
The occupation of the house isn't over yet.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| occupazione | feminine · singular |
| occupazioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a person's job, lavoro is more common in everyday speech; occupazione sounds more formal, bureaucratic, or statistical.
- In economics and policy, occupazione often means employment as a sector-wide concept, not one person's specific position.
- Do not confuse it with occupazione meaning military or political occupation; context usually makes the sense clear.