1. (

• occupation ,
• business ,
• job ,
• line_of_work ,
• line

) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" ;

2. (

• occupation ,
• military_control

) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power ;

3. (

• occupation ,

) any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" ;

4. (

• occupation ,
• occupancy ,
• moving_in

) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" ;

5. (

• occupation

) the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris" ;