Main Entry:: oc·cu·pa·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English occupacioun, from Anglo-French occupaciun, from Latin occupation-, occupatio, from occupare
Date:: 14th century

1 a: an activity in which one engages <pursuing pleasure has been his major occupation> b: the principal business of one's life : vocation2 a: the possession, use, or settlement of land : occupancy b: the holding of an office or position3 a: the act or process of taking possession of a place or area : seizure b: the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force c: the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it

synonyms see work

— oc·cu·pa·tion·al

\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— oc·cu·pa·tion·al·ly adverb

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