"occupations" in the noun sense
1. occupation, business, job, line of work, line
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
"he's not in my line of business"
2. occupation, military control
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
3. occupation
any activity that occupies a person's attention
"he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
4. occupation, occupancy, moving in
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
5. occupation
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
"during the German occupation of Paris"
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