Occupation | Mean of occupation in English Dictionary

/ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/

• Noun
• the work that a person does
1. He is thinking about changing occupations and becoming a police officer.
2. “What's your occupation?” “I'm a stay-at-home mom.”
3. She listed her occupation as “writer” on the form. [=she wrote “writer” on the part of the form that asked what she did for work]
• an activity that a person spends time doing
1. His favorite occupation [=pastime] is playing chess.
2. Swimming was their main occupation at summer camp.
• the activity of living in or using a particular place
1. Some evidence of human occupation was found in these caves.
2. The offices are ready for occupation.

• a situation in which the military of a foreign government goes into an area or country and takes control of it
1. occupation of a foreign country
2. people living under occupation
3. The novel tells about life during the occupation.