double appointment
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An appointment with a GP (general practitioner) which is allocated twice much time as usual.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
noun
An appointment time with two people assigned to it; a double booked appointment.
noun
The appointment of a person to two different positions simultaneously.
Example Sentences
- "It would help if patients who know they have a difficult problem could book a double appointment, […]"
- "“Because I have to get multiple prescriptions, it’s often a double appointment, which is $160,” [Kathy Barr] said. About $80 of that is refunded via Medicare."
- "It's very important that the system is effective, that everything is well registered so we don't end up double-booking doctors or have patients with double appointments[.]"
- "After making your decision, you’ll have to cancel or reschedule the double appointment immediately."
- "Breaking the news of the double appointment during the brunch […] [Ebuwa Martins Agbonwaneten] disclosed that the first is as the Managing Director of newly formed, ground-breaking international multimedia house, Tingo Media — while the second is as the Chief Operating Officer of eponymous charity foundation, Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation (DMF), […]"
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage