adjustment
Americannoun
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the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
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the state of being adjusted; adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.
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a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting.
the adjustments on a television set.
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the act of bringing something into conformity with external requirements.
the adjustment of one's view of reality.
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harmony achieved by modification or change of a position.
They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting ideas.
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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.
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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.
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a settlement of a disputed account or claim.
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a change or concession, as in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the like.
noun
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the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted
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a control for regulating
the adjustment for volume is beside the speaker
Other Word Forms
- adjustmental adjective
- misadjustment noun
- nonadjustment noun
- overadjustment noun
- preadjustment noun
- underadjustment noun
Etymology
Origin of adjustment
Example Sentences
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That adjustment will allow the Fed to throttle back its bond purchases without depriving the banking system of the reserves it needs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Anyone who has tried to use a smartphone or tablet with long nails knows it takes some adjustment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
A less risky head adjustment — the remarkable return of the toupee.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
"There's been a huge adjustment at home," he said of life in the two-story Manila house he shares with his wife, seven children, and two other families.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
It also, incidentally, eliminates the possibility of robots, in complete adjustment, wandering off while still on Earth and thus bringing U. S. Robots face to face with the strict laws against robots on Earth.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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