profession

Definition

Examples

Teaching is a demanding profession that requires patience and strong communication skills.

Word Family

Synonyms

• occupationthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• vocationthe particular occupation for which you are trained
• careerthe particular occupation for which you are trained

Collocations

• Easy choose the medical profession
  to choose the medical profession, meaning to pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• Medium ethical codes governing the legal profession
  describing ethical codes governing the legal profession (of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics)
• Hard bring disrepute to the accounting profession
  to cause or carry to a place or result regarding disrepute to the accounting profession
• Very Hard make a solemn profession of corporate loyalty
  to create, produce, or cause regarding a solemn profession of corporate loyalty