appointment

appointment is a 11-letter English word with 14 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
2. noun. The state of being appointed to som/ service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the appointment of treasurer.
3. noun. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six.
4. noun. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as, to submit to the divine appointments.
5. noun. 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.
6. noun. Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.
7. noun. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.
8. noun. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.
9. noun. (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

   "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

10. noun. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

    "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

    Synonyms: assignment, designation, naming

11. noun. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

    "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

12. noun. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

    Synonyms: fitting

13. noun. a meeting arranged in advance

    "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

    Synonyms: date, engagement

14. noun. a person who is appointed to a job or position

    Synonyms: appointee

Synonyms

assignment, designation, naming, fitting, date, engagement, appointee

Common word forms

appointments

Words from these letters

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