OCCUPATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
   Synonym(s)
   • moving in (what does moving in mean?)
   • occupancy (what does occupancy mean?)
   • taking possession (what does taking possession mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal
   Hypernyms(s) occupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acquiring (what does acquiring mean?)
   • getting (what does getting mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • preoccupancy (what does preoccupancy mean?)
   • preoccupation (what does preoccupation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • inhabit (what does inhabit mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • inhabit (what does inhabit mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • reside (what does reside mean?)
   • lodge in (what does lodge in mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
   Synonym(s)
   • business (what does business mean?)
   • job (what does job mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • line of work (what does line of work mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he’’s not in my line of business
   Hypernyms(s) occupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sport (what does sport mean?)
   • farming (what does farming mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • game (what does game mean?)
   • biz (what does biz mean?)
   • career (what does career mean?)
   • calling (what does calling mean?)
   • vocation (what does vocation mean?)
   • employment (what does employment mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • appointment (what does appointment mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • berth (what does berth mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • billet (what does billet mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • situation (what does situation mean?)
   • treadmill (what does treadmill mean?)
   • salt mine (what does salt mine mean?)
   • trade (what does trade mean?)
   • craft (what does craft mean?)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   • metier (what does metier mean?)
   • medium (what does medium mean?)
   • accountancy (what does accountancy mean?)
   • accounting (what does accounting mean?)
   • photography (what does photography mean?)
   • catering (what does catering mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any activity that occupies a person’’s attention
   Usage Example(s)
   • he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game
   Hypernyms(s) occupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • interest (what does interest mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • worry (what does worry mean?)
   • busy (what does busy mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
   Synonym(s)
   • military control (what does military control mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) occupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social control (what does social control mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • invade (what does invade mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
   Usage Example(s)
   • during the German occupation of Paris
   Hypernyms(s) occupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • time period (what does time period mean?)
   • period of time (what does period of time mean?)
   • period (what does period mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • inhabit (what does inhabit mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • use up (what does use up mean?)