appointment

Nouns

  • (n) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
    • the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
    designation, naming, assignment,
  • (n) a meeting arranged in advance
    • she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
    engagement, date,
  • (n) (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) fitting,
  • (n) a person who is appointed to a job or position appointee,
  • (n) the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
    • he applied for an appointment in the treasury
  • (n) (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

Synonyms

designation naming assignment engagement date fitting appointee

Words of close approximity

appointment book appointment calendar