appointment
a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
a meeting set for a specific time or place: I'm late for my appointment.
the act of appointing, designating, or placing in office: to fill a vacancy by appointment.
an office, position, or the like, to which a person is appointed: He received his appointment as ambassador to Italy.
Usually appointments. equipment, furnishings, or accouterments.
appointments, accouterments for a soldier or a horse.
Manège. a horse-show class in which the contestant need not be a member of a hunt but must wear regulation hunt livery.: Compare Corinthian (def. 9).
Archaic. decree; ordinance.
Origin of appointment
1synonym study For appointment
Other words for appointment
Other words from appointment
- pro·ap·point·ment, adjective
- re·ap·point·ment, noun
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How to use appointment in a sentence
The biggest impact of a GOP takeover will be on appointments.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday | Jonathan Alter | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFather Vicenzo Taraborelli in Rome is an exorcist with set office hours and dedicated phone lines to take exorcism appointments.
Pope Francis Gives Blessing to Exorcist Conference | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBetween her slew of appointments, Lennox manages to squeeze in enough time for no less than 40 different charities.
He confirms appointments, makes appointments, critiques past appointments.
For months, I did my best to carry on while no therapy appointments were made, no grand apologetic gestures were offered.
I Was Pregnant When He Hit Me. Here's #WhyIStayed. | Anonymous | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Two appointments from your Majesty came last year to this metropolitan church of Manila.
It was a splendid mansion, with its countless rooms and gorgeous appointments.
If you have many gentlemen visiters, check too frequent calls, and make no appointments with them.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe appointments on these vessels are as follows: The commander, three years; lieutenants, two years.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.He took the red book in his hand, however, and there saw the different appointments.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for appointment
/ (əˈpɔɪntmənt) /
an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time
the act of placing in a job or position
the person who receives such a job or position
the job or position to which such a person is appointed
(usually plural) a fixture or fitting
property law nomination to an interest in property under a deed or will
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with appointment
see make an appointment.
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