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uh-KAYZH-uh-nl/əˈkeɪʒənl/

Occasional means happening sometimes, not regularly. Occasion is already in the dictionary. Rare is less often; regular is the opposite. Contracts: occasional overtime is not a standing weekend rota.

Meaning

Happening sometimes, but not regularly or often.

Examples

• “Occasional overtime is in the contract; a standing weekend rota is not.”
• “An occasional table is furniture — a different sense from occasional rain.”

Good to know

occasional + rain / overtime / visitor. Adverb: occasionally. Opposite: regular. Workplace / weather. Not “occational”.

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