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Appliance vs Appointment - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between appliance and appointment

is that appliance is the act of applying; application while appointment is the act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.

appliance

English

(wikipedia appliance)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of applying; application.
  • An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified).
  • Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
  • An attachment, some equipment (or - piece) to adapt another tool or machine to such specific purpose
    • When the boy hid father's feared cane, his bum soon found out the hard way how many sturdy appliances''' at home can double as perfectly painful spanking ' appliance
  • (lb) A compliance

    • Derived terms

    () * home appliance * major appliance * small appliance

    References

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    appointment

    English

    (wikipedia appointment)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.
    • He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.
  • The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
    • the appointment of treasurer
  • Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
  • An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.
    • They made an appointment to meet at six.
    I'm leaving work early because I have a doctor's appointment .
  • Decree; direction; established order or constitution.
    • To submit to the divine appointments .
    According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra vi. 9.
  • (Law) 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.
  • (Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
  • Equipment, furniture.
  • * 1910 , (Saki), ‘The Soul of Laploshka’, Reginald in Russia :
    • The appointments were primitive, but the Schnitzel, the beer, and the cheese could not have been improved on.
  • (US) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

    • Synonyms

    * command * designation * direction * equipment * establishment * order

    Antonyms

    * (act of appointing) dismissal

    See also

    * calendar * meeting * schedule