Learning Center

Dictionary

Type a word in English or Spanish. English is blue, Spanish is rose. Tap any line to hear it.

occupation

English

  1. 🔊 the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
    “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
  2. 🔊 the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    “he's not in my line of business”
  3. 🔊 any activity that occupies a person's attention
    “he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
  4. 🔊 the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
  5. 🔊 the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
    “during the German occupation of Paris”

Similar words

occupancy moving in business job line of work line military control abiding abode act acting action activism activities activity adoption adverse possession affair affairs agency alodium appointment appropriation arrogation