occasion

Meanings

• an event that occurs at a critical time
  • "it was needed only on special occasions"
• a vaguely specified social event
  • "an occasion arranged to honor the president"
• reason
  • "there was no occasion for complaint"
• the time of a particular event
  • "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
• an opportunity to do something
  • "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
• give occasion to

Synonyms

affair, function, juncture, social function, social occasion