availability
noun (availability — mostly uncountable; availabilities — rare)
Everyday
- Whether something can be got, bought or used right now. tree →
- Whether a person is free to do something or meet someone at a certain time. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life it is used in shops, booking holidays and websites: «check availability». At school a teacher may ask about «your availability» for a match or club. It is a rather formal word; in plain talk people ask «Is it free?» or «Is it in stock?».
Examples
- The website shows the availability of seats on the train. tree →
- Please check the availability of the swimming pool on Saturday. tree →
- Mum asked about the coach's availability for an extra practice. tree →
- The availability of fresh water is important for every town. tree →
- Toy availability is low just before Christmas. tree →
- Subject to availability, you can choose your own room. (formal) tree →
- The doctor has no availability until next week. tree →
Note
Mostly uncountable: «availability», no «an». From the adjective «available» (able to be got or used). «Subject to availability» means only if there are some left. Spelling: avail-ab-il-ity, with -ility.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «availability» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «availability» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/availability/