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Meaning of AVAILABLE

Pronunciation:  u'veylubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"
  2. [adj]  obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
  3. [adj]  convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"
 
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 Synonyms: accessible, acquirable, addressable, disposable, easy, for sale, forthcoming, free, getable, gettable, in stock(p), lendable, obtainable, on hand(p), on tap(p), open, procurable, purchasable, ready(a), uncommitted, usable, useable, visible(a)
 
 Antonyms: unavailable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*vail"a*ble\, a.
1. Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the
   object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea. [Obs.]
         Laws human are available by consent.  --Hooker.
2. Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used
   for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable;
   advantageous; convertible into a resource; as, an
   available measure; an available candidate.
         Struggling to redeem, as he did, the available
         months and days out of so many that were
         unavailable.                          --Carlyle.
         Having no available funds with which to pay the
         calls on new shares.                  --H. Spenser.
 
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 Related Terms: abandoned, accessible, adaptable, all-around, approachable, at hand, at leisure, at liberty, at loose ends, attainable, attendant, close by, come-at-able, convenient, deserted, disengaged, fallow, findable, forsaken, free, getatable, gettable, godforsaken, handy, idle, immanent, immediate, in view, indwelling, inherent, jobless, leisure, leisured, lumpen, nearby, obtainable, of all work, off, off duty, off work, on board, on call, on deck, on hand, on tap, open, open to, otiose, out of employ, out of harness, out of work, penetrable, pervious, present, procurable, reachable, ready, securable, tenantless, to be had, to hand, unemployable, unemployed, unfilled, uninhabited, unmanned, unoccupied, unpeopled, unpopulated, unstaffed, untaken, untenanted, untended, vacant, versatile, within call, within reach, within sight
 

 

 

 

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