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(noun) the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" |
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Synonyms: occupancy, taking possession |
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Related Words: acquiring, getting, preoccupancy |
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(noun) the act of taking occupancy |
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Synonyms: moving in, occupying |
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Related Words: beginning, commencement, start |
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(noun) the principal activity in your life; "he's not in my line of business" |
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Synonyms: business, line, line of work |
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Related Words: accountancy, accounting, activity, biz, calling, career, catering, craft, employment, farming, game, job, land, medium, metier, photography, profession, sport, trade, vocation, work |
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(noun) any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" |
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Related Words: activity |
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(noun) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
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Synonyms: military control |
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Related Words: social control |
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(noun) a body of people doing the same kind of work |
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Synonyms: occupational group, vocation |
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Related Words: body, community, profession |
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