Definition of 'occupation'

Noun

1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
      Synonyms: business job line of work line
2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
      Synonyms: military control
3. any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
4. the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
      Synonyms: occupancy taking possession moving in
5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"

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