Occupation meaning

noun

1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

   “he's not in my line of business”

   Synonymsbusinessjobline of workline

2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

   Synonymsmilitary 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”

   Synonymsoccupancymoving in

5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

   “during the German occupation of Paris”