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- Dictionaryoccupation/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a job or profession: "people in professional occupations" Similar
- 2. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force: "the Roman occupation of Britain"
adjective
- 1. for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned: British "an occupation bridge"
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a situation in which an army or group of people moves into and takes control of a place: the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. The US had planned to continue the occupation for another year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. occupation noun (USING A BUILDING) [ U ] the fact of living in or using a building:
Occupation definition: a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation. See examples of OCCUPATION used in a sentence.
a. : the act or process of taking possession of a place or area : seizure. Spain's occupation of the island. b. : the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force. the Roman occupation of Britain. c. : the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it.
occupation is the general word: a pleasant or congenial occupation. business esp. suggests a commercial or mercantile occupation: the printing business. profession implies an occupation requiring special knowledge and training in some field of science or learning: the profession of teaching. trade suggests an occupation involving manual ...
An occupation is a physical takeover. Your student group's occupation of the college building made news when your demands became known. In exchange for leaving, you wanted the college to grant a tuition freeze.
[countable] the way in which you spend your time, especially when you are not working. Her main occupation seems to be shopping. [uncountable] the act of moving into a country, town, etc. and taking control of it using military force; the period of time during which a country, town, etc. is controlled in this way. the Roman occupation of Britain.
1. a person's regular work or profession; job or principal activity. 2. any activity on which time is spent by a person. 3. the act of occupying or the state of being occupied. 4. (Military) the control of a country by a foreign military power. 5. the period of time that a nation, place, or position is occupied.
