occˈūpance (rare) or occˈūpancy noun

1. The act or fact of occupying, or of taking or holding possession (esp of that which previously had no owner)
2. Possession
3. The time during which someone occupies a place or position
4. The proportion of, or extent to which, accommodation is used or occupied

occˈūpant noun

1. Someone who occupies property, a particular position, etc
2. Someone who takes or has possession

occˈūpāte transitive verb (obsolete)

To occupy

Occupied

occūpāˈtion noun

1. One's habitual employment, profession, craft or trade
2. The act of occupying
3. Possession
4. The state of being employed or occupied
5. The time during which a country, etc, is occupied by enemy forces
6. That which occupies or takes up one's attention

Occupational

occūpāˈtional adjective

Connected with habitual occupation

occūpāˈtionally adverb

occˈūpātive adjective (law)

Held by tenure based on occupation

occˈūpier /-pī-ər/ noun

1. A person who occupies
2. An occupant
3. Someone who practises (obsolete)
4. A dealer (obsolete)

occupational ailment, occupational disease or occupational injury noun

A disease, injury, etc, to which workers engaged in a particular occupation are prone because of the conditions of that occupation

occupational hazard noun

A danger to which workers in a particular occupation are exposed

occupational pension noun

A pension paid by a person's employers, usu based on a personal pension scheme, as distinct from a state pension

occupational psychologist noun

occupational psychology noun

The scientific study of human behaviour in the workplace, including personnel selection and stress management

occupational therapist noun

occupational therapy noun

The treatment of a disease (including a mental disease) or an injury by a regulated course of suitable work

occupation level noun

In an archaeological site, any of several distinct layers of debris left by successive occupations, from which the site can be dated

army of occupation

Troops stationed in the territory of a defeated enemy or subject country to keep order, to ensure compliance with the terms of a peace treaty, to prop up a weak or unpopular government, etc