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

There is one other exception: top-tier elites are often gifted systemwide upgrades for their loyalty, and those certificates are redeemable for upgrades to business class on international flights, pending availability in the cabin. —Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024

Although the high court appears poised to reject a challenge to the drug's availability on procedural grounds, a new administration could take other action to curtail access to the medication. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing availability

• inter-availability