availability

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #29319

Meanings

1

noun
The fact that something can be obtained or used.

The availability of cheap flights has increased tourism.
2

noun
The fact of being free to meet or be contacted.

Please let me know your availability for a meeting this week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the fact that something can... accessibility

Opposites

non-availabilitynonavailabilityunavailability

Word family

Forms availabilities

Derived forms bioavailabilitygeoavailabilityhigh-availabilityinteravailabilitylow-availabilityphytoavailability

Etymology

From available + -ity; attested since the early 1800s.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# availability

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 29319

## Meanings
1. The fact that something can be obtained or used.
2. The fact of being free to meet or be contacted.

## Examples
- The availability of cheap flights has increased tourism.
- Please let me know your availability for a meeting this week.

## Antonyms
- non-availability
- nonavailability
- unavailability

## Derived Forms
- bioavailability
- geoavailability
- high-availability
- interavailability
- low-availability
- phytoavailability

## Etymology
From available + -ity; attested since the early 1800s.

## AI Etymology
Availability is from available plus -ity; attested since the early 1800s. The abstract suffix turns available into a noun for a quality, condition, or measurable property, which keeps the modern meanings close to the adjective behind it. In use as a noun, availability denotes the fact that something can be obtained or used and the fact of being free to meet or be contacted. The same word family continues in derived forms such as bioavailability, geoavailability, high-availability, and interavailability.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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