appointment
//əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt//
Forms
- Plural
- appointments
Definitions
1.The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
- His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
2.The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
- I was late for the appointment.
3.A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
- I was late for the appointment.
4.An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
- They made an appointment to meet at six.
- I’m leaving work early because I have a doctor’s appointment.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3069
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement
From Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.