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[ uh-vey-luh-buhl ]

/ əˈveɪ lə bəl /

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adjective

suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.

readily obtainable; accessible: available resources.

having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.

Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.

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Origin of available

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at avail, -able

SYNONYMS FOR available

1. accessible, usable, handy.

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ANTONYMS FOR available

1. unavailable.

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a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, a·vail·a·ble·ness, nouna·vail·a·bly, adverbin·ter·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·ter·a·vail·a·ble, adjective

non·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·a·vail·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·vail·a·ble·ness, nounun·a·vail·a·bly, adverb

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Maxwell was not available for comment but has described all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.”
From Playboy Prince to Dirty Old Man?|Tom Sykes|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Maxwell was not available for comment describes all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.”
Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take fiscal year 2013, the last year the finalized data is available.
Merry Christmas, Defense Contractors!|Veronique de Rugy|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The Center was actually able to get me into the hospital and get me the new medications that were available,” Thom said.
The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives|Justin Jones|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the results also indicated a most exaggerated estimate of the available arms-bearing population of the South.
The Life of Jefferson Davis|Frank H. Alfriend
Typical recipes will be given showing what basic dyes are available and how they can be combined together.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics|Franklin Beech
These ten or fifteen thousand men, available men, would be swept from our path like leaves in the whirlwind.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various
Lamps are the cheapest form of resistance; but in case they are not available, any other form of resistance can be used.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson
Happily he was available for the work, and entered into it heartily.
The Life Story of an Old Rebel|John Denvir

British Dictionary definitions for available

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/ (əˈveɪləbəl) /

adjective

obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand

US politics derogatory suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive characterSmith was a particularly available candidate

Derived Formsavailability or availableness, nounavailably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for available

available

adj.

mid-15c., "beneficial," also "valid, effective, capable of producing the desired effect," from avail + -able. Meaning "at one's disposal, capable of being made use of" is recorded from 1827.

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