occupation license
- noun
- /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən ˈlaɪsəns/
- Formal
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licencia de ocupación
- In order to practice law, she had to obtain an occupation license from the regulatory body.
Examples
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Many cities require an occupation license for small businesses to operate legally.
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His occupation license was renewed after he completed the necessary training.
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She applied for an occupation license last week.
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Do you have an occupation license for this job?
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To work as a physician, he needed to secure an occupation license from the medical board.
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Before opening her salon, she made sure to apply for the necessary occupation license required by the city.
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With the right occupation license, she was finally able to teach in her chosen profession.
Synonyms
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2.1
An official paper that lets someone do something
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3.4
Official permission given by an authority to do something
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7.0
An official process that gives people legal permission to work in a regulated job
How Authorised
- Formal
- Formal
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'occupation' (job/profession) + 'license' (official permission) yields an official permission to practice a job, so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This follows a common noun+noun/licence pattern (and is cross-linguistically transparent), even if a different collocation like 'occupational license' is more frequent.
Etymology
The term occupation license may come from the old practice of towns giving a paper or badge to someone who could 'occupy' a trade, giving a clear picture of being allowed to work in a place. So occupation (the job) and license (the permission) together mean an official paper that lets you 'do a certain job'.