| slot slot /; AmE / noun [C] 1 a time when something is arranged to happen, as part of a series of similar things; a position in a list: The airline has agreed to give up take-off and landing slots at London's Heathrow. TV advertising slots have become cheaper. 2 a job, especially a senior one: He stepped into the top slot at Dixons in September. There is a shortage of executives capable of taking over the CEO slot. |