Occasion

noun

ə'keɪʒən

Noun

an event that occurs at a critical time
“it was needed only on special occasions”
Similar:Juncture
Type of:HappeningOccurrentOccurrence
a vaguely specified social event
“an occasion arranged to honor the president”
Similar:Affair Function
an opportunity to do something
“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”
Type of:OpportunityChance
reason
“there was no occasion for complaint”
Type of:ReasonGround
the time of a particular event
“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”
Type of:Time