ALL meanings of occupation
oc·cu·pa·tion
O o - noun occupation A job or profession. 1
- noun occupation a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry. 1
- noun occupation any activity in which a person is engaged. 1
- noun occupation possession, settlement, or use of land or property. 1
- noun occupation the act of occupying, possessing, or settling. 1
- noun occupation the state of being occupied, taken over, or settled. 1
- noun occupation the state of being busy: His constant occupation with his writing has cut severely into his social life. 1
- noun occupation the seizure and control of an area by military forces, especially foreign territory. 1
- noun occupation the term of control of a territory by foreign military forces: Danish resistance during the German occupation. 1
- noun occupation tenure or the holding of an office or official function: during his occupation of the vice presidency. 1
- noun occupation the act of going into and taking control of a public or private space, as a park or building, especially as an act of protest: The students' week-long occupation of the dean's office brought about a change in the university's curfew policy. 1
- noun occupation the state or condition of living or working in a given place: The landlord will not allow occupation of any of his apartments by families with children or pets. 1
- noun occupation job, profession 1
- noun occupation military invasion 1
- noun occupation activity 1
- countable noun occupation Your occupation is your job or profession. 0
- countable noun occupation An occupation is something that you spend time doing, either for pleasure or because it needs to be done. 0
- uncountable noun occupation The occupation of a country happens when it is entered and controlled by a foreign army. 0
- uncountable noun occupation The occupation of a building is the act or fact of someone living or working in it. 0
- noun occupation a person's regular work or profession; job or principal activity 0
- noun occupation any activity on which time is spent by a person 0
- noun occupation the act of occupying or the state of being occupied 0
- noun occupation the control of a country by a foreign military power 0
- noun occupation the period of time that a nation, place, or position is occupied 0
- noun occupation for the use of the occupier of a particular property 0
- noun occupation an occupying or being occupied; specif., the seizure and control of a country or area by military forces 0
- noun occupation that which chiefly engages one's time; (one's) trade, profession, or business 0
- noun occupation A policyholder's occupation is their job or profession. 0