Dictionary Entry
occupation
occupation is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 21 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.
- 3noun
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
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- 4noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
"he's not in my line of business"
- 5noun
any activity that occupies a person's attention
"he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
- 6noun
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
- 7noun
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
"during the German occupation of Paris"
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