adjustment

[ uh-juhst-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.

  2. the state of being adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.

  1. a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting: the adjustments on a television set.

  2. the act of bringing something into conformity with external requirements: the adjustment of one's view of reality.

  3. harmony achieved by modification or change of a position: They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting ideas.

  4. Sociology. a process of modifying, adapting, or altering individual or collective patterns of behavior so as to bring them into conformity with other such patterns, as with those provided by a cultural environment.

  5. Insurance. the act of ascertaining the amount of indemnity that the party insured is entitled to receive under the policy, and of settling the claim.

  6. a settlement of a disputed account or claim.

  7. a change or concession, as in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the like.

Origin of adjustment

1
First recorded in 1635–45; adjust + -ment

Other words from adjustment

  • ad·just·ment·al [uh-juhst-men-tl], /ə dʒʌstˈmɛn tl/, adjective
  • mis·ad·just·ment, noun
  • non·ad·just·ment, noun
  • o·ver·ad·just·ment, noun
  • pre·ad·just·ment, noun
  • un·der·ad·just·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for adjustment

adjustment

/ (əˈdʒʌstmənt) /


noun
  1. the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted

  2. a control for regulating: the adjustment for volume is beside the speaker

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