adjustment
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.
Origin of adjustment
1Other 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
/ (əˈdʒʌstmənt) /
the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted
a control for regulating: the adjustment for volume is beside the speaker
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