a person's usual or principal work or business, esp. as a means of earning a living; vocation

Her occupation was dentistry.

any activity in which a person is engaged.

possession, settlement, or use of land or property.

the act of occupying.

the state of being occupied.

the seizure and control of an area by military forces, esp. foreign territory.

the term of control of a territory by foreign military forces

Danish resistance during the German occupation.

tenure or the holding of an office or official function

during his occupation of the vice presidency.

noun

entertainment , fun , hobby , pastime , giving up , surrender , yielding

noun

activity , affair , calling , chosen work , craft , daily grind , day gig , do , dodge * , employment , game * , grindstone , hang * , job , lick * , line , line of work , mtier , moonlight , nine-to-five , play * , post , pursuit , racket * , rat race * , slot * , thing * , trade , vocation , walk of life * , what one is into , work , habitation , holding , inhabitancy , inhabitation , occupancy , ownership , residence , settlement , tenancy , tenure , title , use , attack , capture , conquest , entering , foreign rule , invasion , subjugation , art , career , profession , incumbency , business , control , employment.business , industry , livelihood , racket , seizure , takeover