occupation

Universal Words noun 1 [C] (especially written) a job or profession: Please state your name, age and occupation below. 2 [C] the way in which you spend your time, especially when you are not working: Her main occupation seems to be shopping. 3 [U] the act of moving into a country, town, etc. and taking control of it using military force; the period of time during which a country, town, etc. is controlled in this way: the Roman occupation of Britain * The areas under occupation contained major industrial areas. * occupation forces 4 [U] (written) the act of living in or using a building, room, piece of land, etc: The offices will be ready for occupation in June. * The following applies only to tenants in occupation after January 1 1997. * The level of owner occupation (= people owning their homes) has increased rapidly in the last 30 years.