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11Appoint — (fr. [spr. Appoäng], ital. Appunto), auf den Punkt, genau; 1) ein Wechsel, wenn durch denselben eine Schuld genau ausgeglichen wird; dann auch, wenn er als ergänzender od. einzelner Theil einer größeren Summe angesehen wird; so sagt man z.B. 2) A …
12Appoint — (frz. –oeng), ital. Appunto, die vollständige Deckung einer Schuld durch einen Wechsel; gewöhnlich jeder Wechsel, sofern er Theil einer Wechselsendung ist …
13appoint — (v.) late 14c., to decide, resolve; to arrange the time of (a meeting, etc.), from Anglo Fr. appointer, O.Fr. apointier make ready, arrange, settle, place (12c.), from apointer duly, fitly, from phrase à point to the point, from a to (see AD (Cf …
14appoint — 1 name, *designate, nominate, elect Analogous words: *choose, select, pick, single: commission, *authorize, accredit Contrasted words: *dismiss, discharge, cashier 2 * …
15appoint — ► VERB 1) assign a job or role to. 2) decide on (a time or place). DERIVATIVES appointee noun. ORIGIN Old French apointer, from a point to a point …
16APPOINT — s. m. La monnaie qui se donne pour compléter une somme qu on ne saurait parfaire avec les principales espèces employées au payement. Pour faire mille francs en écus de trois livres, il fallait trois cent trente trois écus, et un appoint de vingt… …
17APPOINT — n. m. Complément d’une somme en petite monnaie. Pour faire mille douze francs, il faut un billet de mille francs et un appoint de douze francs. Faire l’appoint, Compléter la somme par un appoint ou Servir d’appoint. Voilà cent pièces de deux… …
18appoint */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɔɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms appoint : present tense I/you/we/they appoint he/she/it appoints present participle appointing past tense appointed past participle appointed 1) to choose someone to do a particular job or have a… …
19appoint — v. 1) (D; tr.) to appoint as (we appoint ed him as treasurer) 2) (D; tr.) to appoint to (they appointed her to the committee) 3) (H) they appointed me to serve as secretary 4) (M and N; used with a noun) we appointed her (to be) treasurer * * *… …
20appoint — ap|point [ ə pɔınt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to choose someone to do a particular job or have a particular position: We need to appoint a new treasurer. the newly appointed editor of the magazine appoint someone (as) something: Picard has been… …
