availability

American  

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

Rarely availableness

noun

• availabilities
  plural

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

Derived Forms

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• availabilities
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of availability

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

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Explanation

Something with availability is easy to get or to access. If you work at an ice cream shop, the availability of ice cream might make it hard to stick to a diet. The noun availability indicates that something is easily obtainable and ready for use. If you are thinking about renting a certain apartment, you might want to ask about the availability of parking spaces in the neighborhood before you sign a lease. You can use availability and accessibility almost interchangeably, as with this sentence: "The accessibility of the Internet has increased the availability of information."

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

availability availabilities

"We started looking at things like latitude, oxygen availability, and habitat type as possible correlates to explain why certain species and individuals were larger than others, but we weren't seeing any patterns."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

When asked Thursday about Sexton’s availability, Redick said simply he was “trending in the right direction.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Scottish government said the medicines were part of a range of treatments for obesity, and that individual health boards were responsible for decisions on the availability of medicines.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

He complained that some rocket shelters had been turned into prayer rooms, reducing their availability during emergencies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The phone required both time and mutual availability.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

During Cabinet meetings, press availabilities in the Oval Office and a recent signing ceremony, he looks like he has fallen asleep.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026

And then when we came out of COVID, we had many scheduling delays with availabilities with Jim and Timothée.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

The interviews and press availabilities have been unusual by McConnell’s standards, though, in how freewheeling he’s been in taking questions and how openly he’s been dishing.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2024

Due to airport operation times and a lack of flight availabilities, they were accommodated in hotels in Bermuda over the festive period, a P&O spokeswoman said.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023

It takes the appearance of availabilities, fragmentation and global integration, of increased mediation.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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