oc·cu·pa·tion /ˌɒkyəˈpeɪʃən/
1. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
synset: occupation, business, job, line_of_work, line
2. the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
synset: occupation, military_control
3. any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
synset: occupation
4. the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
synset: occupation, occupancy, moving_in
5. the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"
synset: occupation
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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