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a⋅vail⋅a⋅ble

  [uh-vey-luh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
2. readily obtainable; accessible: available resources.
3. having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.
4. Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see avail, -able

Related forms:
a⋅vail⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, a⋅vail⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
a⋅vail⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. accessible, usable, handy.

Antonyms:
1. unavailable.
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un·a·vail·a·ble   (ŭn'ə-vā'lə-bəl)   
adj.  Not available, accessible, or at hand.
un'a·vail'a·bil'i·ty n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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