Definition of availability in English:
availability
noun əveɪləˈbɪlɪtiəˌveɪləˈbɪlədi
1The quality of being able to be used or obtained.
turkey producers had been losing sales because of the all-year-round availability of beef
the availability of social housing varies widely in rural areas
Example sentencesExamples
- Accurate prediction of fertilizer nitrogen availability will be difficult.
- College characteristics such as cost, availability of financial aid, and location are all considered.
- The soil moisture profile should be replenished by the third week of June to provide for optimum water availability.
- One consequence is a reduction in the availability of educated professionals for the agricultural industry.
- Both groups identified the availability of career opportunities as the most influential factor in their selection of an academic major.
- Food availability was not an issue.
- Remove bird feeders to help lower the availability of food for voles.
- The efficacy is affected by the availability of molecular oxygen in the targeted tumor tissue during irradiation.
- The availability of modern health services in the larger cities contributes to better and early diagnosis.
- The widespread availability of computer technology makes the application of ecological footprint analysis feasible as a homework assignment for the students.
- 1.1 The state of being otherwise unoccupied; freedom to do something.
they enquired as to my availability for a game the following evening
Example sentencesExamples
- Any teams interested in entering should contact the tournament organizer with details of their availability.
- The inspector will inquire about the availability of the staff during the survey time schedule.
- His apparent availability may now alert other interested parties as well.
- He never placed barriers in the way of his warmth and friendship, and his availability to help any of his colleagues.
- He was a frequent pundit on TV news, where he twice floated his availability to return as police chief.
- He announced his availability to serve as energy czar in the new administration.
- We made an inquiry last week to establish his availability.
- They are compiling a list of every officer's availability to fly to Southeast Asia to help with the search.
- He was cited for his knowledge and skill and his availability to his fellow doctors in caring for mutual patients.
- The message has been sent out to all divisions asking for the availability and status of certain specialists including forensic officers.
- 1.2informal The state of not being currently involved in a sexual or romantic relationship.
if you call yourself 'Miss' you're advertising your availability to any man who takes a fancy
Example sentencesExamples
- It's been said that Jane's cleavage is the shop window of her availability.
- At the dances held in their honor, the Catherinettes' bonnets signal their "availability."
- A matchmaker would take note and alert the single men about her availability.
- He tells of encountering a woman, just out of the shower, who "signals her availability."
- She was being a bit precious about her availability.
- She played the disreputable vamp who wore flashy clothes and repeatedly raised her skirt as if to advertise her availability.
- Keep the conversation centered around his availability for dating you.
- She is a student, ostensibly with a physics problem, but who flirts outrageously, dances to the bongos, and otherwise makes clear her availability.
- He has no entourage and a nonexistent family, which makes convenient and possible his availability on the same cruise as Holly.
- She divorced five seconds ago from her director husband, and has wasted no time advertising her availability.
Definition of availability in US English:
availability
nounəˌveɪləˈbɪlədiəˌvāləˈbilədē
1The quality of being able to be used or obtained.
turkey producers had been losing sales because of the all-year-round availability of beef
the cost and availability of housing for teachers still remains a problem
Example sentencesExamples
- The soil moisture profile should be replenished by the third week of June to provide for optimum water availability.
- Food availability was not an issue.
- Both groups identified the availability of career opportunities as the most influential factor in their selection of an academic major.
- College characteristics such as cost, availability of financial aid, and location are all considered.
- One consequence is a reduction in the availability of educated professionals for the agricultural industry.
- The widespread availability of computer technology makes the application of ecological footprint analysis feasible as a homework assignment for the students.
- The availability of modern health services in the larger cities contributes to better and early diagnosis.
- Remove bird feeders to help lower the availability of food for voles.
- Accurate prediction of fertilizer nitrogen availability will be difficult.
- The efficacy is affected by the availability of molecular oxygen in the targeted tumor tissue during irradiation.
- 1.1 The state of being otherwise unoccupied; freedom to do something.
they inquired as to my availability for a game the following evening
Example sentencesExamples
- The inspector will inquire about the availability of the staff during the survey time schedule.
- Any teams interested in entering should contact the tournament organizer with details of their availability.
- He was a frequent pundit on TV news, where he twice floated his availability to return as police chief.
- The message has been sent out to all divisions asking for the availability and status of certain specialists including forensic officers.
- He was cited for his knowledge and skill and his availability to his fellow doctors in caring for mutual patients.
- We made an inquiry last week to establish his availability.
- They are compiling a list of every officer's availability to fly to Southeast Asia to help with the search.
- He announced his availability to serve as energy czar in the new administration.
- He never placed barriers in the way of his warmth and friendship, and his availability to help any of his colleagues.
- His apparent availability may now alert other interested parties as well.
- 1.2informal The state of not being currently involved in a sexual or romantic relationship.
if you call yourself 'Miss' you're advertising your availability to any man who takes a fancy
Example sentencesExamples
- She was being a bit precious about her availability.
- She divorced five seconds ago from her director husband, and has wasted no time advertising her availability.
- He has no entourage and a nonexistent family, which makes convenient and possible his availability on the same cruise as Holly.
- Keep the conversation centered around his availability for dating you.
- He tells of encountering a woman, just out of the shower, who "signals her availability."
- She is a student, ostensibly with a physics problem, but who flirts outrageously, dances to the bongos, and otherwise makes clear her availability.
- At the dances held in their honor, the Catherinettes' bonnets signal their "availability."
- She played the disreputable vamp who wore flashy clothes and repeatedly raised her skirt as if to advertise her availability.
- It's been said that Jane's cleavage is the shop window of her availability.
- A matchmaker would take note and alert the single men about her availability.