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appointment definition

ap·point·ment (ə po̵int′mənt)

noun

  1. an appointing or being appointed; specif., a naming or selecting for an office, position, etc.
  2. a person so selected
  3. a position held in this way
  4. an arrangement to meet someone or be somewhere at a set time; engagement
  5. furniture; equipment
  6. Law the designation of beneficiaries and the assignment of property to them by an appointor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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