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adjustment

[ uh-juhst-muhnt ]

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noun

the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
the state of being adjusted; adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.
a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting:
the adjustments on a television set.
the act of bringing something into conformity with external requirements:
the adjustment of one's view of reality.
harmony achieved by modification or change of a position:
They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting ideas.
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.
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.
a settlement of a disputed account or claim.
a change or concession, as in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the like.

adjustment

/ əˈdʒʌstmənt /

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First recorded in 1635–45; adjust + -ment

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Think of the embarrassing subway platform or mid-office “adjustment” debacles you could avoid!

She tugged on the black rope that wrapped around his thighs and torso, her leather gloves creaking with each adjustment.

The only small adjustment I will be making to my own practice is asking more directly about travel history and sick contacts.

What the hell would go to all the trouble—if he could make the “adjustment” in a “normal” way.

But it is ordinary people who are going to be hit hard by this and it is going to be a long and painful process of adjustment.

Even genius, however, needs direction and adjustment to secure the most perfect and reliable results.

Such being the adjustment, the philosophy of the inhalation may be easily understood.

Jessie, who had read the instruction book carefully, knew that this adjustment might be made in several different ways.

Perfect cleanliness and careful adjustment of each article in the dress are indispensable in a finished toilet.

It may be that, having made up my mind before leaving England, I accomplished a final wrench and adjustment.

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