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-təl, ˌa-ˌjəs(t)-\ adjective
Examples of ADJUSTMENT
- The engine only needed a minor adjustment.
- She made some slight adjustments to the recipe.
- The engine only needed minor adjustment.
- Moving from the city to the country requires an adjustment.
- We went through a period of adjustment at the new school.
- The figures were calculated with no adjustments for inflation.
- The figures were calculated with no adjustment for inflation.
First Known Use of ADJUSTMENT
1644
Related to ADJUSTMENT
Related Words: readaptation, readjustment; attunement, correction, harmonization; alteration, conversion, makeover, modification, refit, revision, transformation
Near Antonyms: maladaptation
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