Category:Occupation

Oc`cu*pa"tion, n. Etym: [l. occupatio: cf.F. 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; the Principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; Trade. Absence of occupation is not rest. Cowper. Occupation bridge (engin.), a bridge connecting the parts of an Estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.

Syn. -- occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; Engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.