occasion vs score

score vs occasion

occasion and score both are nouns.

occasion and score both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occasion	Yes	No	Yes	No
score	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, score is a hyponym of occasion; that is, score is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occasion:

occasion: a rational motive for a belief or action
score: grounds

Other hyponyms of occasion include account, wherefore, why.

occasion (noun)	score (noun)
an event that occurs at a critical time	the act of scoring in a game or sport
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people	a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
a rational motive for a belief or action	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
an opportunity to do something	the facts about an actual situation
the time of a particular event	a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
	a set of twenty members
	grounds
	a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
	a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

occasion (verb)	score (verb)
give occasion to	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
	make underscoring marks
	gain points in a game
	get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
	make small marks into the surface of
	induce to have sex
	write a musical score for

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