Main Entry: avail·able

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 15th century

1 archaic : having a beneficial effect
2 : valid —used of a legal plea or charge
3 : present or ready for immediate use <available resources>
4 : accessible, obtainable <articles available in any drugstore>
5 : qualified or willing to do something or to assume a responsibility <available candidates>
6 : present in such chemical or physical form as to be usable (as by a plant) <available nitrogen> <available water>

— avail·able·ness noun

— avail·ably \-blē\ adverb