availability
noun
avail·abil·i·ty
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plural availabilities
Definition of availability
1
: the quality or state of being available
trying to improve the availability of affordable housing
2
: an available person or thing
3
US
: a usually brief session in which a public figure (such as a politician) is made available to answer questions from members of the press
a press availability The rigors of campaigning are amply demonstrated in marathon days of radio and television talk shows, media availabilities, sessions with newspaper editorial boards ⊠and fund-raising events.— Steve Goldstein
Examples of availability in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The primary reason for this, in my view, is the availability of second-time founder bets. — Sajith Pai, Quartz India, "A newly-minted Indian VC takes an honest, hard-nosed look at his industry," 6 Sep. 2019 Unfortunately for Houston, Williamsâs availability as a trade target is still pretty murky. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "Why Kyle Shanahan Doesnât Think the NFLâs Offensive Revolution Is that Revolutionary," 29 Aug. 2019 The fight over lunch deliveries may seem minor, but the easy availability of fast food is no joke to nutritionists â especially amid the Trump administrationâs drive to overturn school lunch standards put in place during the Obama administration. — Elaine S. Povich, baltimoresun.com, "Students, bored by cafeteria fare, love food delivery services; schools donât.," 13 Aug. 2019 This fact, like the availability of the donor info, is not a secret. — Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review, "Doxing Donors and the New Era of Scorched-Earth Politics," 8 Aug. 2019 The fight over lunch deliveries may seem minor, but the easy availability of fast food is no joke to nutritionists â especially amid the Trump administrationâs drive to overturn school lunch standards put in place during the Obama administration. — Elaine S. Povich, chicagotribune.com, "Students, bored by cafeteria fare, love food delivery services; schools donât.," 1 Aug. 2019 But that immediate availability is a rarity this summer, says Delis, noting that other Bungalow (one more available before year-end) and Villa plans (on larger sites from the low $500s) have disappeared this month. — Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post, "âWe love it.â New residents at Fairway Villas react to their low-maintenance ranch and its OakwoodLife amenities," 25 July 2019 Pricing or availability for other regions is yet to be announced. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "One of Nintendoâs new Joy-Con color schemes is basically Waluigi-themed," 17 July 2019 Technology, social media, and just the availability of more data is leading to more cases of familiar statistics being disproven in very public ways. — Allison Schrager, Quartz, "We have access to more data than everâwhy do we get so much of it wrong?," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'availability.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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