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 Definitions of Appointment  [əˈpɔɪnt mənt]  

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Definition of 'Appointment' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) appointment
a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement:
We made an appointment for 9 A.M.

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

3.  appointment
the act of appointing, as to an office or position.

4.  appointment
an office or position to which a person is appointed.

5.  appointment
Usu., appointments. equipment; furnishings.

Etymology:  (1375–1425)

Definition of 'Appointment' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) appointment, assignment, designation, naming
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

2. (noun) date, appointment, engagement
a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

3. (noun) appointment, fitting
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

4. (noun) appointee, appointment
a person who is appointed to a job or position

5. (noun) appointment
the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
"he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

6. (noun) appointment
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
"she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"


Definition of 'Appointment' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) appointment
an arrangement to meet
to make/cancel an appointment; What time is your appointment with the doctor?; I have an appointment to see him tomorrow.

2.  appointment
the choice of a person for a job
a popular appointment; her appointment as the director


Definition of 'Appointment' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Appointment
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

2. (noun) Appointment
the state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer

3. (noun) Appointment
stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six

4. (noun) Appointment
decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments

5. (noun) Appointment
the exercise of the power of designating (under a "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made

6. (noun) Appointment
equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords

7. (noun) Appointment
an allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural

8. (noun) Appointment
a honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment


Translation of 'Appointment' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (an) arrangement to meet someone; I made an appointment to see him.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: afspraak Arabic flag Arabic: مَوْعِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: определям среща
Brazilian flag Brazilian: compromisso Czech flag Czech: schůzka German flag German: die Verabredung; der Term
Danish flag Danish: aftale Greek flag Greek: ραντεβού Spanish flag Spanish: cita, compromiso, hora
Estonian flag Estonian: kohtumine Farsi flag Farsi: قرار ملاقات Finnish flag Finnish: tapaaminen
French flag French: rendez-vous Hebrew flag Hebrew: פְּגִישָׁה Hindi flag Hindi: नियुक्ति
Croatian flag Croatian: termin Hungarian flag Hungarian: megbeszélt időpont, megbe Indonesian flag Indonesian: kencan, janji
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stefnumót Italian flag Italian: appuntamento Japanese flag Japanese: 面会の約束
Korean flag Korean: 약속 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: susitarimas susitikti Latvian flag Latvian: norunāta satikšanās
Malay flag Malay: temujanji Dutch flag Dutch: afspraak Norwegian flag Norwegian: avtale
Polish flag Polish: umówione spotkanie Persian flag Persian: قرار ملاقات Pashto flag Pashto: د ملاقات وخت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: marcação Romanian flag Romanian: întâlnire Russian flag Russian: встреча
Slovak flag Slovak: schôdzka, stretnutie Slovenian flag Slovenian: zmenek Serbian flag Serbian: sastanak
Swedish flag Swedish: [avtalat] möte Thai flag Thai: การนัดหมาย Turkish flag Turkish: randevu
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 約見 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: побачення; домовлена зуст Urdu flag Urdu: ملاقات کا وقت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cuộc hẹn Chinese flag Chinese: 约会

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