noun, feminine/ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/plural: occupations
occupation (act of occupying, of being an occupant); occupation (the occupying of a territory); occupation (something that one spends one's time on, such as a job or a hobby)
“Near-synonyms: activité, passe-temps”
Synonyms: activité, passe-temps
Learned borrowing from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnem. By surface analysis, occuper + -ation.