Meaning & Definition of Occupation in English
English⟶
Occupation
/ɑkjəpeʃən/
noun
1. The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- "He's not in my line of business"
synonym:
- occupation,
- business,
- job,
- line of work,
- line
2. The control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
synonym:
- occupation,
- military control
3. Any activity that occupies a person's attention
- "He missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
synonym:
- occupation
4. The act of occupying or taking possession of a building
- "Occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
synonym:
- 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"
synonym:
- occupation
Examples of using
A Palestinian woman in tears after Israeli occupation forces demolished her house and barn in Northern Jordan Valley. Palestine is now a days exposed to Polar Trough, the weather is very cold and these people have become homeless and no other place to shelter them, 100 December, 100
Thanks for understanding the drama of my homeland, which is, like Pablo Neruda would say, a silent Vietnam; there aren't occupation troops, nor powerful planes clouding the clean skies of my land, but we're under financial blockade, but we have no credits, but we can't buy spare parts, but we have no means to buy foods and we need medicines...
A Palestinian woman in tears after Israeli occupation forces demolished her house and barn in Northern Jordan Valley. Palestine is now a days exposed to Polar Trough, the weather is very cold and these people have become homeless and no other place to shelter them, 10 December, 2013