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

The law will also reduce the availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which help more than 42 million—or one in eight—Americans buy food each month. —Connor Greene, Time, 1 Jan. 2026

Simi Muhumuza, a 30-year-old creator in Brooklyn, suspects that brands are closing their plus-size lines and working less with plus-size influencers because of the availability of GLP-1s. —Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026

Card members receive noon check-in (based on availability) and late checkout, room upgrade upon arrival, daily breakfast for two, and $100 property credit. —Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025

Trump’s plan to revisit the question of tariffs on primary copper in 2026 revived the arbitrage trade that rocked the market earlier in the year, tightening availability elsewhere even as underlying demand in key buyer China has softened. —Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025

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