availability

noun

Sayuh-vay-luh-BIL-i-tee/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

Pluralavailabilities (some meanings)

2 meanings of availability

1
noununcountable
The quality of being ready for use, able to be obtained, or free to be reached.
The team confirmed the availability of spare parts before scheduling the repair.
Her limited availability made it hard to arrange a meeting this week.
Similaraccessibility
Oppositeunavailability
2
nouncountable
An item, slot, or resource that is open to be used, taken, or obtained.
The scheduling tool flagged a single availability in the surgeon's calendar.
Travelers grabbed the remaining availabilities as soon as they were posted online.
Similaropening, slot, vacancy

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Origin

Formed from "available" plus the suffix "-ity," the word has been in use since the early 1800s.