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available adjective [ əˈveɪləb(ə)l ]

• able to be used or obtained; at someone's disposal.
• "refreshments will be available all afternoon"
Similar: obtainable, accessible, to be had, ready for use, at hand, to hand, at one's disposal, at one's fingertips, within easy reach, handy, convenient, on sale, on the market, in stock, in season, untaken, unengaged, unused, up for grabs, yours for the asking, on tap, get-at-able, gettable, procurable,
Opposite: unavailable,
Origin: late Middle English (in the senses ‘effectual, serviceable’ and ‘legally valid’): from avail + -able. The sense ‘at someone's disposal’ dates from the early 19th century.


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