Noun: occupation ,ó-kyu'pey-shun
- What someone normally does to earn money; a person's profession, work, or trade
"he's not in my line of occupation";
- business, job, line of work, line
- Any activity that occupies a person's attention
"he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
- The act of occupying or taking possession of a building
"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal";
- occupancy, moving in
- (military) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
"The occupied territory was under strict occupation";
- military control
- The period of time during which a place, position or nation is occupied
"during the German occupation of Paris"
Derived forms: occupations
Type of: acquiring, activity, getting, period, period of time, social control, time period, time span
Encyclopedia: Occupation