occupation

nouns

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
"he's not in my line of business"
is derived from
the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
is derived from
any activity that occupies a person's attention
"he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
is derived from
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
any specific behavior
"they avoided all recreational activity"
the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
"occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
is derived from
the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
"during the German occupation of Paris"
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
an amount of time
"a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"