occupation

Words with a similar base: occupation

'occupation'

[occupation.n.01] as in: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

Examples:
he's not in my line of business

'occupation'

[occupation.n.02] as in: the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

'occupation'

[occupation.n.03] as in: any activity that occupies a person's attention

Examples:
he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game

'occupation'

[occupation.n.04] as in: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

Examples:
occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal

'occupation'

[occupation.n.05] as in: the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

Examples:
during the German occupation of Paris

Origins

					occupation (English)
└── occupacioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── occupation (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        └── occupatio (Latin)

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