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appointment
[ uh-point-muhnt ]
noun
- a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement:
We made an appointment to meet again.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a meeting set for a specific time or place:
I'm late for my appointment.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
- Ѳè. 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.
appointment
/ əˈɔɪԳٳəԳ /
noun
- 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
Other 51Թ Forms
- a·ǾԳmԳ adjective
- a·ǾԳmԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of appointment1
Idioms and Phrases
see make an appointment .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The former Sporting boss has endured an uneasy start to life at Old Trafford since his appointment, particularly domestically where he has overseen just six wins in 23 Premier League games.
Initially it did not look like being a successful appointment.
He pointed to extra NHS appointments and rising wages as examples of the progress the government had made.
“Individuals who have not yet picked up their phones will be notified and can make an appointment with our Property Unit to do so.”
Civil rights organizations had criticized her appointment by President Trump and Senate confirmation this month to head the division.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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