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Occupation

Occupation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Occupation? [n] the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [n] the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [n] any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" [n] the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power [n] the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Occupation: business \| job \| line \| line of work \| military control \| moving in \| occupancy \| taking possession Related Terms \| Find terms related to Occupation: abiding \| abode \| act \| acting \| action \| activism \| activities \| activity \| adoption \| adverse possession \| affair \| affairs \| agency \| alodium \| appointment \| appropriation \| arrogation \| art \| assumption \| bag \| behavior \| bondage \| burgage \| business \| calling \| career \| career building \| careerism \| claim \| cohabitation \| colonization \| colony \| commerce \| commorancy \| concern \| concernment \| conduct \| conquest \| control \| craft \| de facto \| de jure \| dependency \| derivative title \| direction \| doing \| driving \| dwelling \| employ \| employment \| enslavement \| enterprise \| execution \| exercise \| fee fief \| fee position \| fee simple \| fee simple absolute \| fee simple conditional \| fee simple defeasible \| fee simple determinable \| fee tail \| feodum \| feud \| fiefdom \| field \| frankalmoign \| free socage \| freehold \| function \| functioning \| game \| gavelkind \| habitancy \| habitation \| handicraft \| handling \| having title to \| hold \| holding \| indent \| inhabitancy \| inhabitation \| inhabiting \| interest \| job \| knight service \| labor \| lay fee \| lease \| leasehold \| legal claim \| legal possession \| lifework \| line \| line of business \| line of work \| living \| lodging \| lookout \| management \| mandate \| manipulation \| matter \| metier \| mission \| movements \| mystery \| nesting \| number \| occupancy \| operancy \| operation \| operations \| oppression \| original title \| owning \| performance \| performing \| play \| position \| possessing \| possession \| post \| practice \| praxis \| preemption \| preoccupancy \| preoccupation \| prepossession \| prescription \| profession \| property \| property rights \| proprietary rights \| pursuit \| racket \| requisition \| residence \| residency \| residing \| responsibility \| rule \| running \| seisin \| seizure \| service \| settlement \| situation \| skill \| socage \| sojourning \| specialization \| specialty \| squatting \| staying \| staying over \| steering \| stopping \| subjection \| subjugation \| sublease \| suzerainty \| swing \| takeover \| take-over \| taking over \| tenancy \| tenantry \| tenure \| tenure in chivalry \| thing \| title \| trade \| underlease \| undertaking \| undertenancy \| usucapion \| usurpation \| villein socage \| villeinhold \| villenage \| vocation \| walk \| walk of life \| work \| working \| workings See Also \| accountancy \| accounting \| acquiring \| activity \| appointment \| berth \| biz \| calling \| career \| catering \| craft \| employment \| farming \| game \| getting \| land \| medium \| metier \| office \| period \| period of time \| photography \| place \| position \| post \| preoccupancy \| preoccupation \| profession \| salt mine \| situation \| social control \| sport \| spot \| time period \| trade \| treadmill \| vocation \| work Occupation In Webster's Dictionary \Oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. occupatio: cf.F. occupation.] 1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant. 2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade. Absence of occupation is not rest. --Cowper. {Occupation bridge} (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road. Syn: Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.

Occupation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Occupation?

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

Occupation In Webster's Dictionary

\Oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. occupatio: cf.F. occupation.]
1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession;
   actual possession and control; the state of being
   occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the
   occupation of lands by a tenant.

2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the
   principal business of one's life; vocation; employment;
   calling; trade.

         Absence of occupation is not rest.    --Cowper.

{Occupation bridge} (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts
   of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an
   ordinary road.

Syn: Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment;
     avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade;
     profession.

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