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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ad·just·ment       [uh-juhst-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose.
2.the state of being adjusted; orderly relation of parts or elements.
3.a device, as a knob or lever, for adjusting: the adjustments on a television set.
4.the act of bringing something into conformity with external requirements: the adjustment of one's view of reality.
5.harmony achieved by modification or change of a position: They worked out an adjustment of their conflicting ideas.
6.Sociology. a process of modifying, adapting, or altering individual or collective patterns of behavior so as to bring them into conformity with other such patterns, as with those provided by a cultural environment.
7.Insurance. the act of ascertaining the amount of indemnity that the party insured is entitled to receive under the policy, and of settling the claim.
8.a settlement of a disputed account or claim.
9.a change or concession, as in price or other terms, in view of minor defect or the like.

[Origin: 1635–45; adjust + -ment]

ad·just·ment·al       [uh-juhst-men-tl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ad·just·ment       (ə-jŭst'mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted.
  2. A means of adjusting.
  3. Settlement of a debt or claim.
  4. A modification, fluctuation, or correction: made an adjustment on the telephone bill; an adjustment in the consumer price index.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
adjustment

noun
1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances 
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration
3. the act of adjusting something to match a standard 
4. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation
5. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: allowance

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Adjustment

Ad*just"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See Adjust.]

1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned. --Paley.

2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. --Bispham.

3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment.

Syn: Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.

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