occupation
1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (Freq. 7)
- he's not in my line of business
• Syn:
business, job, line of work, line
• Derivationally related forms:
occupy
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
confectionery, sport, farming, land, game,
biz, career, calling, vocation, employment, work,
appointment, position, post, berth, office, spot,
billet, place, situation, treadmill, salt mine, trade,
craft, profession, metier, medium, accountancy, accounting,
photography, catering
2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
military control
• Derivationally related forms:
occupy
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
social control
3. any activity that occupies a person's attention (Freq. 1)
- he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game
• Derivationally related forms:
occupy
• Hypernyms:
activity
4. the act of occupying or taking possession of a building (Freq. 1)
- occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal
• Syn:
occupancy, moving in
• Derivationally related forms:
occupant (for: occupancy), occupy
• Hypernyms:
acquiring, getting
• Hyponyms:
preoccupancy, preoccupation
5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
- during the German occupation of Paris
• Derivationally related forms:
occupy
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period
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