availability

noun

avail·​abil·​i·​ty ə-ˌvā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

plural availabilities

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

Trump, this week in a press availability with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, surprised everyone and said the U.S. and Iran were engaged in direct talks. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

By adopting predictive models that draw from real-time sales and external signals, Levi’s has been able to better match supply with demand, reduce markdowns and improve product availability. —Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

The two other programs were pulled for research supporting the effects of global warming to include changes to precipitation patterns and sea-level rise amid a decrease in water availability. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025

For ticket availability, visit lajollaplayhouse.org/show/the-unfair-advantage. —La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing availability

• inter-availability

Rhymes for availability

• acceptability
• accessibility
• adaptability
• admissibility
• advisability
• affordability
• allowability
• amenability
• amiability
• appealability
• applicability
• believability