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| 1. | [ noun ] the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money | |
| Synonyms: | job business line line_of_work | |
| Examples: | "he's not in my line of business" |
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| Related terms: | activity job trade career position sport profession game accountancy treadmill farming metier catering photography appointment absorb | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of occupying or taking possession of a building | |
| Synonyms: | taking_possession occupancy | |
| Examples: | "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" |
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| Related terms: | acquiring preoccupancy | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (work) any activity that occupies a person's attention | |
| Examples: | "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" |
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| Related terms: | activity concern | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (military) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power | |
| Synonyms: | military_control | |
| Related terms: | social_control military | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a body of people doing the same kind of work | |
| Synonyms: | occupational_group vocation | |
| Related terms: | body profession | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied | |
| Examples: | "during the German occupation of Paris" |
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| Related terms: | time_period inhabit | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of occupying or taking possession of a building | |
| Synonyms: | moving_in occupancy taking_possession occupying | |
| Examples: | "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" |
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| Related terms: | beginning acquiring preoccupancy inhabit | |
| Similar spelling: |
occupational occupied |
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