If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
The amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%.
There are three small boats available for hire. [+ for]
According to the best available information, the facts are these.
Synonyms: accessible, ready, to hand, convenient More Synonyms of available
availability (əveɪləbɪlɪti)uncountable noun
...the easy availability of guns. [+ of]
Synonyms: accessibility, readiness, handiness, attainability More Synonyms of available
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Someone who is available is not busy and is therefore free to talk to you or to do a particular task.
Mr Leach is on holiday and was not available for comment. [+ for]
Synonyms: free, around, unoccupied, contactable More Synonyms of available
available in British English
(əˈveɪləbəl)
adjective
1.
obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand
2. US politics derogatory
suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character
Smith was a particularly available candidate
Derived forms
availability (aˌvailaˈbility) or availableness (aˈvailableness)
noun
availably (aˈvailably)
adverb
available in American English
(əˈveɪləbəl)
adjective
1.
that one can avail oneself of; that can be used; usable
2.
that can be gotten, had, or reached; handy; accessible
3. Obsolete
that can avail
4. US, Politics
a.
having qualifications that would make one a strong candidate for an elective office
b.
willing and able to run for office
Derived forms
availably (aˈvailably)
adverb
Examples of 'available' in a sentence
available
The hospital was not available for comment.
The Sun (2016)
Often it was the only information available.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are available in sizes three to eight.
The Sun (2016)
The government has made ample money available.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The health ministry was not available for comment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The treatment could be available in three years.
The Sun (2017)
She was not available for comment yesterday.
The Sun (2016)
More information is available at gov.
The Sun (2016)
So the money is available.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An extra day is available for free with either three days for the price of two, or four days for the price of three.
The Sun (2017)
Was there a representative from the ministry available for comment?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That means being accessible and available to spend time with fans.
The Sun (2010)
This was pretty much all the information available at the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The drawback is that the tax relief only becomes available once the money is invested.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The new treatment could be available in three years.
The Sun (2007)
We acknowledge the risk involved when much other good journalism is still available free online.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These airlines were not available for comment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This information was available to the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Choice of equipment will reflect what you want to do and how much money you have available.
Lycholat, Tony Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life (1987)
He will not be available for three or four weeks.
The Sun (2014)
The trustees were not available for comment yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The answer is to make far more information available.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But not all that money is available to invest in transfers.
The Sun (2012)
The firm was not available to comment.
The Sun (2014)
Information leaflets are available for a small charge.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley (ed) The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs (1988)
There is also a mismatch between the amount that needs to be done and the amount of money available.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All three series are available now.
The Sun (2014)
That is 20% no longer available for human or animal feeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is available at 20% off.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is free and available if you have already followed your insurer's process and got nowhere.
The Sun (2016)
It's available in both three and five doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He added: 'I admire their ethos of making fantastic wines available at accessible price.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Mortgage availability The maximum loan to value available is 50%.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Both are available for 5% and 10% deposits.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
available
British English: available /əˈveɪləbl/ ADJECTIVE
If something is available, you can use it or obtain it.
Breakfast is available from 6 a.m.
American English: available
Arabic: مُتَوَفِّر
Brazilian Portuguese: disponível
Chinese: 可用的
Croatian: dostupan
Czech: dostupný
Danish: ledig
Dutch: beschikbaar
European Spanish: disponible
Finnish: saatavana oleva
French: disponible
German: verfügbar
Greek: διαθέσιμος
Italian: disponibile
Japanese: 利用できる
Korean: 사용할 수 있는
Norwegian: tilgjengelig
Polish: dostępny
European Portuguese: disponível
Romanian: disponibil
Russian: доступный
Latin American Spanish: disponible
Swedish: tillgänglig
Thai: มีอยู่
Turkish: uygun
Ukrainian: доступний
Vietnamese: sẵn có
All related terms of 'available'
available bed
If a place such as a hospital or a hotel has a particular number of beds , it is able to hold that number of patients or guests .
available light
the natural or usual light on a subject
available seat
A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair .
available space
You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available . The area can be any size . For example , you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two objects as a small space .
available evidence
Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read , or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened .
available quantity
The available quantity of a product is the amount of that product available, or currently available in the store .
options available
An option is something that you can choose to do in preference to one or more alternatives .
products available
A product is something that is produced and sold in large quantities , often as a result of a manufacturing process.
available resources
The resources of an organization or person are the materials, money, and other things that they have and can use in order to function properly.
advice is available
If you give someone advice , you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
details are available
The details of something are its individual features or elements.
opportunities available
An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.
cost of goods available for sale
The cost of goods available for sale is the cost of the raw materials and labor used to manufacture goods that a company has that are finished and ready and available to be sold.
Chinese translation of 'available'
available
(əˈveɪləbl)
adj
(= obtainable)[article, service]可用的 (kě yòng de)
⇒ Breakfast is available from 6 a.m.从早晨6点起可用早餐。 (Cóng zǎochén liù diǎn qǐ kě yòng zǎocān.)
⇒ the best available information可享用的最佳资讯 (kě xiǎngyòng de zuì jiā zīxùn)
[person] (= unoccupied) 有空的 (yǒukòng de)
(= unattached) 单(單)身的 (dānshēn de)
⇒ The minister was not available.部长没空。 (Bùzhǎng méi kòng.)
[time]空闲(閒)的 (kòngxián de)
⇒ I have very few days available at the moment.我目前没几天是空闲的。 (Wǒ mùqián méi jǐ tiān shì kòngxián de.)
every available means每个(個)可利用的方法 (měigè kě lìyòng de fāngfǎ)
is the manager available?经(經)理有空吗(嗎)？ (jīnglǐ yǒukòng ma?)
he is not available for comment他现(現)在无(無)法发(發)表意见(見) (tā xiànzài wúfǎ fābiǎo yìjiàn)
to make sth available to sb使某人可以享用某物 (shǐ mǒurén kěyǐ xiǎngyòng mǒuwù)
available for hire/rent/sale可供雇(僱)用/出租/出售 (kě gōng gùyòng/chūzū/chūshòu)
All related terms of 'available'
every available means
每个(個)可利用的方法 měigè kě lìyòng de fāngfǎ
to be freely available
随(隨)意获(獲)得 suíyì huòdé
is the manager available?
经(經)理有空吗(嗎)？ jīnglǐ yǒukòng ma?
"only available on prescription"
"凭(憑)处(處)方购(購)买(買)" "píng chǔfāng gòumǎi"
available for hire/rent/sale
可供雇(僱)用/出租/出售 kě gōng gùyòng/chūzū/chūshòu
he is not available for comment
他现(現)在无(無)法发(發)表意见(見) tā xiànzài wúfǎ fābiǎo yìjiàn