| occupation occupancy moving in | the act of occupying or taking possession of a building, occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal |
| professional boxing | boxing for money |
| professional wrestling | wrestling for money |
| professional golf | playing golf for money |
| professional football | football played for pay |
| professional baseball | playing baseball for money |
| professional basketball | playing basketball for money |
| professional tennis | playing tennis for money |
occupation
business
job
line of work
line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
| occupation | any activity that occupies a person's attention, he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game |
business life
professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
| occupation military control | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
license
permission
permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
permit
Trachinotus falcatus | large game fish, found in waters of the West Indies |
license plate
numberplate | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number |
license number
registration number | the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it |
working papers
work papers
work permit | a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries |
license
licence
permit | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
| building permit | a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot |
driver's license
driver's licence
driving license
driving licence | a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle |
fishing license
fishing licence
fishing permit | a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time |
hunting license
hunting licence
hunting permit
game license | a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time |
| learner's permit | a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile |
liquor license
liquor licence | a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages |
| on-license | a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises |
marriage license
marriage licence
wedding license
wedding licence | a license authorizing two people to marry |
occupation license
occupation licence | a license to pursue a particular occupation |
| professional association | an association of practitioners of a given profession |
professional organization
professional organisation | an organization of and for professional people |
dancer
professional dancer
terpsichorean | a performer who dances professionally |
golf pro
professional golfer | someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf |
health professional
primary care provider
PCP
health care provider
caregiver | a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability |
| master professional | an authority qualified to teach apprentices |
professional
professional person | a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
| professional pro | an athlete who plays for pay |
tennis pro
professional tennis player | someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis |
licensing fee
license fee
license tax | a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) |
| professional relation | the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source |
| license licence | freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) |
| poetic license | license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work |
| license licence | excessive freedom, lack of due restraint, when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near- Will Durant, the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum- Edmund Burke |
| occupation | the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied, during the German occupation of Paris |
permit
allow
let countenance | consent to, give permission, She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband, I won't let the police search her basement, I cannot allow you to see your exam |
| allow permit tolerate | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting, We don't allow dogs here, Children are not permitted beyond this point, We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital |
let
allow
permit | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, This permits the water to rush in, This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement, This will permit the rain to run off |
license
licence
certify | authorize officially, I am licensed to practice law in this state |
| professional | engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood, the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications, began her professional career after the Olympics, professional theater, professional football, a professional cook, professional actors and athletes |
| professional | characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession, professional conduct, professional ethics, a thoroughly professional performance |
| professional | engaged in by members of a profession, professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching |
| professional | of or relating to a profession, we need professional advice, professional training, professional equipment for his new office |