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

Prices and availability may change. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Most cloud-provider network services guarantee availability but don't commit to the granular performance that carriers do. — Anthony Lobretto, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The Department of Health and Human Services is moving to make adjustments to testosterone-therapy labels, reversing changes made over a decade ago that restricted availability for some men. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Karstrom pointed to the now-complete Downtown Streetscape project, which tied up much of the village’s downtown with road work last summer, as an example of the way local businesses can suffer when parking availability is compromised. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

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