OCCASIONAL


Meaning of OCCASIONAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkāzh-nəl, -ˈkā-zhə-n ə l ]

adjective

Date: circa 1631

1.

a. : of or relating to a particular occasion

a budget able to meet occasional demands as well as regular ones

b. : created for a particular occasion

occasional verse

2. : acting as the occasion or contributing cause of something

3. : encountered, occurring, appearing, or taken at irregular or infrequent intervals

occasional visitors

an occasional vacation

4. : acting in a specified capacity from time to time

an occasional lecturer

5. : designed or constructed to be used as the occasion demands

occasional furniture

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.