occupation, occupancy, moving in
(noun) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(noun) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; “he’s not in my line of business”
occupation
(noun) any activity that occupies a person’s attention; “he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
occupation, military control
(noun) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
occupation
(noun) the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; “during the German occupation of Paris”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
occupation (countable and uncountable, plural occupations)
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
The act, process or state of possessing a place.
The control of a country or region by a hostile army.
• (activity with which one occupies oneself) profession, vocation, interest, employment
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
