occupation vs appointment

appointment vs occupation

occupation and appointment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occupation	Yes	No	No	No
appointment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appointment is a hyponym of occupation; that is, appointment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occupation:

occupation: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
appointment: the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

Other hyponyms of occupation include confectionery, sport, farming, land, biz, game, calling, career, vocation, employment, work, berth, office, place, position, post, situation, salt mine, treadmill, craft, trade, profession, medium, metier, accountancy, accounting, photography, catering.

occupation (noun)	appointment (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building	the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power	(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
any activity that occupies a person's attention	(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied	a meeting arranged in advance
	a person who is appointed to a job or position

Difference between occupation and appointment

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