availability
pronunciation
How to pronounce availability in British English:
UK [əˌveɪlə'bɪləti]
How to pronounce availability in American English:
US [əˌveɪlə'bɪləti]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being at hand when needed
Word Origin
- availability (n.)
- 1803, from available + -ity.
Example
- 1. The law should be repealed before its regulations and price controls further damage the availability and quality of care .
- 2. In the wef 's study russia fared worse than india , china and brazil on the affordability and availability of finance .
- 3. Surface waters are expected to form more stable layers as the oceans warm , which will affect the availability of nutrients and , it is increasingly feared , of oxygen .
- 4. I don 't know why I do now why , in my mind , availability leads to obligation .
- 5. Experts attribute this in large part to the wider availability of information about , and access to , reliable contraception as well as a small decline in the proportion of teens having sex .