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Occupancy vs Profession - What's the difference?

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Occupancy is a related term of profession.


As nouns the difference between occupancy and profession

is that occupancy is the act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant while profession is a promise or vow made on entering a religious order.

occupancy

English

(wikipedia occupancy)

Noun

(occupancies)
  • The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
  • The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
  • The specific use to which something occupied is put.

    • Antonyms

    * inoccupancy

    profession

    English

    (wikipedia profession)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
    • She died only a few years after her profession .
  • * 1796 , Matthew Lewis, The Monk , Folio Society 1985, p. 27:
    • Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession .
  • A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
    • Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
  • An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
    • My father was a barrister by profession .
  • The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
    • His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession .

    Derived terms

    * professional * liberal profession