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Definition of “appliance”

appliance (əˈplaɪəns Pronunciation for appliance

Definitions

noun

  1. a machine or device, esp an electrical one used domestically
  2. any piece of equipment having a specific function
  3. a device fitted to a machine or tool to adapt it for a specific purpose
  4. another name for a fire engine

Translations for 'appliance'

  • British English: appliancePronunciation for appliance An appliance is a device such as a vacuum cleaner that does a particular job in your home....electrical appliances.əˈplaɪəns NOUN
  • Arabic: جِهازPronunciation for جِهاز
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aparelhoPronunciation for aparelho
  • Chinese: 器具Pronunciation for 器具
  • Croatian: uređajPronunciation for uređaj
  • Czech: spotřebičPronunciation for spotřebič
  • Danish: apparatPronunciation for apparat
  • Dutch: toestelPronunciation for toestel
  • European Spanish: aparatoPronunciation for aparatoeléctrico
  • Finnish: laitePronunciation for laite
  • French: appareil ménagerPronunciation for appareil ménager
  • German: GerätPronunciation for Gerät
  • Greek: συσκευήPronunciation for συσκευή
  • Italian: apparecchioPronunciation for apparecchio
  • Japanese: 器具Pronunciation for 器具
  • Korean: 기구Pronunciation for 기구
  • Norwegian: hjelpemiddelPronunciation for hjelpemiddel
  • Polish: urządzeniePronunciation for urządzenie
  • Portuguese: aparelhoPronunciation for aparelho
  • Romanian: aparat aparate
  • Russian: бытовой приборPronunciation for бытовой прибор
  • Spanish: aparatoPronunciation for aparato
  • Swedish: redskapPronunciation for redskap
  • Thai: เครื่องใช้Pronunciation for เครื่องใช้
  • Turkish: cihazPronunciation for cihaz
  • Ukrainian: прилад
  • Vietnamese: thiết bịPronunciation for thiết bị

Example Sentences Including 'appliance'

"They pay their workers less in a week than I pay mine in an hour," says a Canadian appliance executive.
Globe and Mail (2003)
He forced himself to look down at his watch, at some practical everyday, useful appliance.
Hinxman, Margaret The Sound of Murder
He had taken his own appliance inside the room which he had attached to the mains.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
In most builders ' merchants and hardware stores, and even in some appliance or department stores, this is clearly demonstrated.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice
She's a nice girl but so dazed, stands motionlessly in the kitchen usually in front of whatever appliance Astrid or I are trying to get to.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
That is, you will buy an accounting appliance , not a separate computer and some accounting software.
Business Today (1999)
The appliance in question was only four months old but it had sprung a leak.
Martin, Joy The Image of Laura
The family also lost everything on July 15, 2000, when a fire blamed on a faulty appliance destroyed their Magrath home.
Edmonton Sun (2003)
The prize for ego goes to former US boxing champ, turned household appliance guru, George Foreman.
Belfast Telegraph (2005)

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