availability

American  

[uh-vey-luh-bil-i-tee] / əˌveɪ ləˈbɪl ɪ ti /

Rarely availableness

noun

1. the fact or quality of being close at hand and ready for use.

   Children learn about the importance of reading and writing through the availability of a wide variety of books.

2. the fact or quality of being readily obtainable.

   Prices are subject to availability of the product at the time of ordering.

3. freedom or willingness to do something.

   League members selected as reserve players shall confirm their availability by signing the list on the notice board.

4. the fact or condition of not being involved in a romantic or sexual relationship and therefore being potentially open to one.

   Overall, he says, a man is more attracted to a woman by the signs of her availability than by her physical appearance.

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Other Word Forms

• interavailability noun
• nonavailability noun
• unavailability noun
• unavailableness noun

Etymology

Origin of availability

avail(able) ( def. ) + -ability ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Now that it's on the island of Ireland, they are very concerned, and I imagine they will be organising the availability of vaccines for their farmers," he said.

From BBC

The length of time that takes will depend on the availability of replacement computers.

From BBC

Wood's availability helped England execute a long-standing plan to unleash high pace on Australia in this Ashes.

From BBC

They note that the increasing availability of these medicines suggests progress in access to essential neurological treatments.

From Science Daily

From the 1960s through the late ’90s, spurred by the ready availability of cheap, calorie-dense food—engineered to be irresistible and offered in ever-larger portions—adult obesity rates in the U.S. more than doubled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• opportunity
• show
• time