adjustment
pronunciation
How to pronounce adjustment in British English:
UK [əˈdʒʌstmənt]
How to pronounce adjustment in American English:
US [əˈdʒʌstmənt]
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- Noun:
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
- the act of adjusting something to match a standard
- the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
- an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
Word Origin
- adjustment (n.)
- 1640s, from French ajustement or else a native formation from adjust (v.) + -ment.
Example
- 1. This analysis lies behind any discussion of global adjustment .
- 2. Adjustment could come through higher rents and wages .
- 3. But china stopped that adjustment last july as its own economy slowed .
- 4. Such one-sided adjustment will surely fail .
- 5. But adjustment is not collapse .