appointment

American  

[uh-point-muhnt] / əˈpɔɪnt mənt /

noun

1. a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement.

   We made an appointment to meet again.

   Synonyms:

   date, tryst, rendezvous, assignation

2. a meeting set for a specific time or place.

   I'm late for my appointment.

   Synonyms:

   date, tryst, rendezvous, assignation

3. the act of appointing, designating, or placing in office.

   to fill a vacancy by appointment.

4. an office, position, or the like, to which a person is appointed.

   He received his appointment as ambassador to Italy.

5. Usually appointments. equipment, furnishings, or accouterments.

6. appointments, accouterments for a soldier or a horse.

7. Manège. a horse-show class in which the contestant need not be a member of a hunt but must wear regulation hunt livery.

8. Archaic. decree; ordinance.

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appointment British  

/ əˈpɔɪntmənt /

noun

1. an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time

2. the act of placing in a job or position

3. the person who receives such a job or position

4. the job or position to which such a person is appointed

5. (usually plural) a fixture or fitting

6. property law nomination to an interest in property under a deed or will

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appointment Idioms  

1. see make an appointment.

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Related Words

Appointment, office, post, station all refer to kinds of duty or employment. Appointment refers to a position to which one is assigned, as by a high government official. Office often suggests a position of trust or authority. Post is usually restricted to a military or other public position, as of a diplomat, although it may also refer to a teaching position. Both post and station may refer to the place where a person is assigned to work.

Other Word Forms

• proappointment adjective
• reappointment noun

Etymology

Origin of appointment

1375–1425; late Middle English apoynt ( e ) ment < Middle French ap ( p ) ointement. See appoint, -ment

Example Sentences

"I can't shower – I can manage a bath once a week and my wife washes my hair. She pushes me in a wheelchair to medical appointments."

From BBC

This report comes after Board Chair James Gorman told shareholders earlier this month that Disney expects to announce the appointment of its next chief executive in “early 2026.”

From Barron's

All of which is why Mr. Warsh’s appointment is good news.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only once in Amorim's turbulent 14-month reign did United win three games in a row and Carrick has matched that run within weeks of his appointment until the end of the season.

From Barron's

Visitors are being asked to stay away and all planned outpatient appointments on Sunday have been cancelled.

From BBC

Related Words

• approval
• certification
• choice
• designation
• election
• nomination
• selection