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Occupation vs Trades - What's the difference?

occupation | trades |

As nouns the difference between occupation and trades

is that occupation is 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 while trades is plural of lang=en.

As a verb trades is

third-person singular of trade.

occupation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
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    Synonyms

    * (activity with which one occupies oneself) profession, vocation, interest, employment

    trades

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (only as plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
    • They rode the trades going west.
  • (only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
    • Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (trade)

    • Anagrams

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