Synonyms: moving in, occupancy, occupation
Definition: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
Usage: occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal
Similar words: getting, acquiring
Definition: the act of acquiring something
Usage: I envied his talent for acquiring; he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
Synonyms: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Usage: he's not in my line of business
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: occupation
Definition: any activity that occupies a person's attention
Usage: he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: occupation, military control
Definition: the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
Similar words: social control
Definition: control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Synonyms: occupation
Definition: the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
Usage: during the German occupation of Paris
Similar words: time period, period, period of time
Definition: an amount of time
Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period