occupation meaning and definition

OCCUPATION noun

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, line of work
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: moving in, occupancy
5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
   • "during the German occupation of Paris"