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Schedule is a plan for when things will occur or events will take place.

(noun)

An example of schedule is the times when your courses start and end.

To schedule is to set up a specific time when something will occur.

(verb)

An example of schedule is when you make a doctor's appointment.

See schedule in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Obsolete a paper with writing on it
a list, catalog, or inventory of details, often as an explanatory supplement to a will, bill of sale, deed, tax form, etc.
☆ a list of times of recurring events, projected operations, arriving and departing trains, etc.; timetable
☆ a timed plan for a procedure or project

Origin: altered (infl. by LL) < ME sedule < OFr cedule < LL schedula, dim. of L scheda, a strip of papyrus < Gr schidē, splinter of wood, split piece < schizein, to split: see schizo-

transitive verb scheduled, scheduling

to place or include in a schedule
to make a schedule of
☆ to plan for a certain time

See schedule in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A list of times of departures and arrivals; a timetable: a bus schedule; a schedule of guided tours.
A plan for performing work or achieving an objective, specifying the order and allotted time for each part: finished the project on schedule.
A printed or written list of items in tabular form: a schedule of postal rates.
a. A program of events or appointments expected in a given time: Can you fit me into your schedule Tuesday afternoon?
b. A student's program of classes.
A supplemental statement of details appended to a document.
a. A federally regulated list of controlled substances, ranked in classes by potential for abuse.
b. One of the ranks or classes in such a list.

transitive verb sched·uled, sched·ul·ing, sched·ules

To enter on a schedule: calculate and schedule each tax deduction on the proper form.
To make up a schedule for: I haven't scheduled the coming week yet.
To plan or appoint for a certain time or date: scheduled a trip in June; was scheduled to arrive Monday.
To list or rank (a controlled substance) in a schedule.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note

Origin: , from Old French cedule

Origin: , from Late Latin schedula

Origin: , diminutive of scheda

Origin: , variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip

Origin: , from Greek skhida, skhedē

Origin: ; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-

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