Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - occupation
Occupation
occupation
n. 1 what occupies one; a means of passing one's time. 2 a person's temporary or regular employment; a business, calling, or pursuit. 3 the act of occupying or state of being occupied. 4 a the act of taking or holding possession of (a country, district, etc.) by military force. b the state or time of this. 5 tenure, occupancy. 6 (attrib.) for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned (occupation road). Etymology: ME f. AF ocupacioun, OF occupation f. L occupatio -onis (as OCCUPY)
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noun Etymology: Middle English occupacioun, from Anglo-French occupaciun, from Latin ~-, occupatio, from occupare Date: 14th century 1. an activity in which one engages , the principal business of one's life ; vocation, 2. the possession, use, or settlement of land ; occupancy, the holding of an office or position, 3. the act or process of taking possession of a place or area ; seizure, the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force, the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it, see: work ~al adjective ~ally adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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