occupation
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
Other meanings
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
Synonyms
- interest
- line of work
- profession
- calling
Related words
- antioccupation
- deoccupation
- disoccupation
- inoccupation
- misoccupation
- nonoccupation
- occupationism
- occupationless
- overoccupation
- reoccupation
- reoccupational
- underoccupation
Word history
From Latin "occupātiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “occupation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.