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appointments

appointments is the plural of appointment.

Meaning of appointment

Noun

appointment (plural appointments)

  1. The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
    • His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
    Synonyms:
    designation, tenure
  2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
    • the appointment of treasurer
    Synonyms:
    tenure, formal
  3. A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
  4. An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
    • They made an appointment to meet at six.
  5. A decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
    • to submit to the divine appointments
  6. The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

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What is appointments the plural of?
Appointments is the plural of appointment.

Words near appointments in the dictionary

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  2. appointment diary
  3. appointment in Samarra
  4. appointment television
  5. appointment TV
  6. appointments
  7. appointments in Samarra
  8. appointor
  9. appointors
  10. appoints
  11. Appollis

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