appointment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun a meeting arranged in advance
noun (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.

“I have another appointment,” said I. — His last bow : $b Some later reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
No appointment called forth more criticism. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
He was starting to keep the appointment. — The Big Four, Agatha Christie

assignment, designation, naming

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