appointment
- appointment
ap|point|ment [ ə`pɔıntmənt ] noun ***
1. ) count an arrangement to see someone at a particular time, especially for a business meeting or to get a professional service:
make an appointment: Sue called to make a dental appointment.
appointment with: I'd like to make an appointment with the doctor.
appointment to do something: I have an appointment to see my lawyer next Saturday.
keep an appointment (=go to an appointment that you have arranged): Please notify us if you are unable to keep your appointment.
by appointment (=at a time already arranged): Viewing of the property is by appointment only.
2. ) count or uncount the fact of being given a new job, especially an important one:
appointment as/to: his appointment as governor of California/to the governorship of California
a ) count a job, especially an important job:
Her first academic appointment was as an assistant professor at Yale.
Internal appointments are advertised on the bulletin board.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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appointment — ap‧point‧ment [əˈpɔɪntmənt] noun 1. [countable] an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place: • Erlich was 25 minutes early for his appointment. • He had an appointment with a union delegate at the Grand Hotel. • Were you able to … Financial and business terms
Appointment — Ap*point ment, n. [Cf. F. appointement.] 1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being appointed to som? service… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appointment — I (act of designating) noun allocation, allotment, assignment, authorization, certification, charter, choice, decree, delegation, deputation, designation to office, dispensation, distribution, installation, naming, nomination, order, ordination,… … Law dictionary
Appointment — may refer to a number of things, including the following:*An appointment is a time reserved for something such as a doctor visit, much like a reservation. *An appointment, in government also refers to the assignment of a person by an official to… … Wikipedia
appointment — [n1] arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting assignation, assignment, blind date*, consultation, date, engagement, errand, gig, interview, invitation, meet, rendezvous, session, tryst, zero hour*; concepts 324,384 appointment [n2] assignment … New thesaurus
appointment — ► NOUN 1) an arrangement to meet. 2) a job or position. 3) the action of appointing or the process of being appointed. 4) (appointments) furniture or fittings. ● by appointment (to the Queen) Cf. ↑by a … English terms dictionary
appointment — The act of designating, or the acquisition of some, responsibility or position. For example, the Court can appoint a Trustee in Bankruptcy as Receiver of some property. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms … Glossary of Bankruptcy
appointment — (n.) early 15c., an agreement, also a fixing of a date for official business, from M.Fr. apointement, from apointer (see APPOINT (Cf. appoint)). Meaning act of placing in office is attested from 1650s … Etymology dictionary
appointment — *engagement, rendezvous, tryst, assignation, date … New Dictionary of Synonyms
appointment — [ə point′mənt] n. 1. an appointing or being appointed; specif., a naming or selecting for an office, position, etc. 2. a person so selected 3. a position held in this way 4. an arrangement to meet someone or be somewhere at a set time; engagement … English World dictionary
appointment — ap|point|ment W2S1 [əˈpɔıntmənt] n 1.) an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose appointment with ▪ She has an appointment with a client at 10.30. ▪ You should phone his secretary if you want to make an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
