appointment vs say

appointment

noun
  • The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust 

  • An honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college. 

  • An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement. 

  • Equipment, furniture. 

  • Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. 

  • The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed 

  • Decree; direction; established order or constitution. 

  • The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court. 

  • 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. 

say

noun
  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

verb
  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

How often have the words appointment and say occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )