Occasion

·noun A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

II. Occasion ·noun A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.

III. Occasion ·noun Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.

IV. Occasion ·noun A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

V. Occasion ·vt To give occasion to; to Cause; to Produce; to Induce; as, to occasion anxiety.

VI. Occasion ·noun An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.