occupation

Noun

• the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
  • during the German occupation of Paris
    

• the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
  • occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal
    

• any activity that occupies a person's attention
  • he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game
    

• the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  • he's not in my line of business
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  occupancy , moving in , military control , business , job , line of work , line