n.
1.the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
2.the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
3.any activity that occupies a person's attention
4.the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
5.the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied
Idiom of the Day
cut to the chase
to get to the important matter of something
The lawyer cut to the chase and was able to get the information quickly.