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availability

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a·vail·a·ble  (-vl-bl)
adj.
1. Present and ready for use; at hand; accessible: kept a fire extinguisher available at all times.
2. Capable of being gotten; obtainable: a bedspread available in three colors.
3. Qualified and willing to serve or assist: a list of available candidates; was not available for comment.
4.
a. Chemistry Capable of being used in a chemical reaction: available electrons.
b. Botany Present, as in soil, and capable of being used by plants as a nutrient: available water; available minerals.
5. Archaic
a. Capable of bringing about a beneficial result or effect.
b. Law Valid. Used especially of a plea.

a·vaila·bili·ty, a·vaila·ble·ness n.
a·vaila·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.availabilityavailability - the quality of being at hand when needed
convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
command - availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
print - availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print"
inaccessibility, unavailability - the quality of not being available when needed

availability
noun accessibility, readiness, handiness, attainability, obtainability the easy availability of guns
Translations
availability [əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ] N
1. [of goods, tickets] → disponibilidad f
the high crime rate is due to the easy availability of gunsel alto índice de criminalidad se debe a la fácil disponibilidad de armas or a lo fácil que es conseguir armas
..., subject to availability (goods) → ..., siempre que haya existencias
2. [of person] this depends on your availability for workesto depende de si estás disponible para trabajar

availability [əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti] ndisponibilité f
the availability of contraceptives → la disponibilité des contraceptifs
the availability of abortion
BUT l'accès $ à l'avortement.m

availability
n (of object)Erhältlichkeit f; (Comm) (from supplier also) → Lieferbarkeit f; (of stock) → Vorrätigkeit f; (of worker, means, resources)Verfügbarkeit f; the market price is determined by availabilityder Marktpreis richtet sich nach dem vorhandenen Angebot; because of the greater availability of their product …weil ihr Produkt leichter erhältlich/lieferbar ist …; we’d like to sell you one, but it’s a question of availabilitywir würden Ihnen gern eines verkaufen, das hängt aber davon ab, ob es erhältlich/lieferbar ist; offer subject to availability while stocks last(das Angebot gilt) nur solange der Vorrat reicht; greater availability of jobsgrößeres Stellenangebot; because of the limited availability of seatsweil nur eine begrenzte Anzahl an Plätzen zur Verfügung steht; to increase the availability of culture to the massesbreiteren Bevölkerungsschichten den Zugang zu Kultur erleichtern; his availability for discussion is, I’m afraid, determined by …ob er Zeit für eine Besprechung hat, hängt leider von … ab

availability [əveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ] ndisponibilità
availability [əveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ] ndisponibilità

availability توافر dostupnost tilgængelighed Verfügbarkeit διαθεσιμότητα disponibilidad saatavuus disponibilité raspoloživost disponibilità 有用性 가용성 beschikbaarheid tilgjengelighet dostępność disponibilidade наличие tillgänglighet มีผลใช้ได้ uygunluk sự sẵn có 可用性


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Instead of discussing her claim to rank among ladies, it would be preferable to regard Phoebe as the example of feminine grace and availability combined, in a state of society, if there were any such, where ladies did not exist.
This faith, more than anything else, steals the pith and availability out of whatever enterprise he may dream of undertaking.
 
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