Meaning & use
appointment
An arranged time to meet someone or to receive a service.
See it in a sentence
She scheduled a dentist appointment for Thursday afternoon to check a sore tooth.
He arrived ten minutes early for his appointment with the bank manager.
A note on using this word
Also means the act of assigning someone to a job, as in 'her appointment as director.'
Words with a similar meaning
meetingbooking
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of officially assigning someone to a job or position of responsibility.
The board announced her appointment as chief executive at the annual meeting.
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