Occupation
Occupation , noun
[Latin occupatio: compare French occupation.]
1.
The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.
2.
That which occupies or engages the time and attention.
3.
The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice their occupation well into their seventies.
Absence of occupation is not rest.
Collocations (1)
Occupation bridge (Engineering) , a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.