occupation in English dictionary

  • occupation

    Meanings and definitions of "occupation"

    • An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid.
    • The act, process or state of possessing a place.
    • The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
    • noun
      An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
    • noun
      The act, process or state of possessing a place.
    • noun
      The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
    • activity or task with which one occupies oneself
    • act, process or state of possessing a place
    • control of a country or region by a hostile army
    • Task with which one occupies oneself.
    • A situation where a country or region is under the control of a foreign army.
    • occupation of the country
    • occupation (i.e. field of regular employment)
    • Productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid.
    • noun
      any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
    • noun
      the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
    • noun
      the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
    • noun
      the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"
    • noun
      the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

    Synonyms of "occupation" in English dictionary

    getting, line of work, military control are the top synonyms of "occupation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of occupation

    • occupation ( plural  occupations)
    • occupation (plural occupations)
  • Occupation

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