adjustment

ad·just·ment

noun \ə-ˈjəs(t)-mənt\

Definition of ADJUSTMENT

1

: the act or process of adjusting

2

: a settlement of a claim or debt in a case in which the amount involved is uncertain or full payment is not made

3

: the state of being adjusted

4

: a means (as a mechanism) by which things are adjusted one to another

5

: a correction or modification to reflect actual conditions

— ad·just·men·tal \ə-ˌjəs(t)-ˈmen-t^əl, ˌa-ˌjəs(t)-\ adjective

Examples of ADJUSTMENT

1. The engine only needed a minor adjustment.
2. She made some slight adjustments to the recipe.
3. The engine only needed minor adjustment.
4. Moving from the city to the country requires an adjustment.
5. We went through a period of adjustment at the new school.
6. The figures were calculated with no adjustments for inflation.
7. The figures were calculated with no adjustment for inflation.

First Known Use of ADJUSTMENT

1644

Related to ADJUSTMENT

Synonyms: acclimation, acclimatization, accommodation, adaption, adaptation, conformation

Related Words: readaptation, readjustment; attunement, correction, harmonization; alteration, conversion, makeover, modification, refit, revision, transformation

Near Antonyms: maladaptation

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