appointment

noun ap·point·ment \ ə-ˈpȯint-mənt \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of appointment

1 : an arrangement for a meeting : engagement

She has an appointment for an interview tomorrow.

2 : equipment, furnishings —usually plural

expensive homes with luxurious appointments

3 : a nonelective office or position

holds an academic appointment

4 a : an act of appointing someone or something : designation

b law : the designation by virtue of a vested power of a person to enjoy an estate

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Examples of appointment in a Sentence

I'm late for an appointment.
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
The court ordered the appointment of an attorney to represent the child.
the appointment of a committee
the appointment of the new secretary of state
Did he get his job by appointment or election?
He now holds an appointment from the President.
her appointment as ambassador to Spain

Recent Examples of appointment from the Web

The Chronicle lists appointments to executive-level positions in Houston.

— katherine feser, Houston Chronicle, "People in business," 13 Apr. 2018
Diess’s appointment to succeed Matthias Mueller, who steps down immediately, will be key to reassuring investors that the highly centralized German industrial behemoth is capable of reform.

— Fortune, "VW Makes It Official: Herbert Diess Takes Over as CEO," 13 Apr. 2018
The DeCaro office, at 1-800-332-3767, is taking appointment requests.

— lorraine mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "First open house for Cal Ripken Jr.'s Reisterstown home auction set for Saturday," 13 Apr. 2018
And Giannis Antetokounmpo is always appointment watching in the postseason.

— rohan nadkarni, SI.com, "NBA Playoffs 2018: The Most Intriguing Storylines in the East's First Round," 13 Apr. 2018
His loyalty to the conservative cause earned him an appointment as an EPA deputy chief of staff.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Pro-Trump EPA Official: Pruitt Asked Us to Rent Him a Private Plane," 12 Apr. 2018
The job included coordinating all of Vidya’s private appointments in Rumi Dept.

— susan harfouche, The New Republic, "Memoirs of an Ex-Sannyasin," 12 Apr. 2018
The entire visa appointment apparently only took ten minutes, and Markle seemingly tried to go incognito by wearing sunglasses and a White Sox cap the entire time.

— lisa ryan, The Cut, "Why Meghan Markle Went Incognito in Chicago This Week," 12 Apr. 2018
The appointment is seen by many as heralding a shift in favour of retail banking, especially since Marcus Schenck, joint head of investment banking, is also leaving after being rebuffed in his efforts to expand his division.

— The Economist, "Deutsche Bank gets a new chief executive," 12 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of appointment

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First Known Use: 15th century

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APPOINTMENT Defined for English Language Learners

appointment

noun

Definition of appointment for English Language Learners

: an agreement to meet with someone at a particular time
: the act of giving a particular job or position to someone : the act of appointing someone
: a job or duty that is given to a person : a position to which someone is appointed