by appointment

by appointment
by appointment
used to say that something can only be done at an agreed time that must be arranged first: »

Personal shoppers are available by appointment.

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Viewings are by appointment only.

COMMERCE in the UK, used by businesses to show that their goods and services are sold to the Royal Family, and that they are therefore of good quality: »

Their packaging identified them as suppliers of meat products ""by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen"".

Main Entry: appointment

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • appointment — [n1] arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting assignation, assignment, blind date*, consultation, date, engagement, errand, gig, interview, invitation, meet, rendezvous, session, tryst, zero hour*; concepts 324,384 appointment [n2] assignment …   New thesaurus

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