vocational

adjective

vo·​ca·​tion·​al
vō-ˈkā-sh(ə-)nəl
 How to pronounce vocational (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2
: of, relating to, or undergoing training in a skill or trade to be pursued as a career
a vocational school
vocational students
vocationally adverb

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The social assistance sector covers individual and family services, community food and housing, emergency and other relief services, vocational rehabilitation services, and child care services. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 The new community center will provide education, healthcare, and vocational training to the farm workers as well as their local communities. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025 Start at the Bok building, a 1938 former vocational high school reborn as a creative and entrepreneurial hub. Regan Stephens, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025 Placer County’s top leaders and law enforcement officials unveiled in Roseville a vocational training facility and a mental health center at the Bill Santucci Justice Center, home to Placer Superior Court, the District Attorney’s Office and the South Placer Jail. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vocational

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vocational was in 1652

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“Vocational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocational. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

vocational

adjective
vo·​ca·​tion·​al vō-ˈkā-shnəl How to pronounce vocational (audio)
-shən-ᵊl
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with a vocation
2
: of, relating to, or involved in training in a skill or trade to be followed as a career
vocational school
vocationally
adverb

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