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 limited availability of real-time viewership for an extensive, simultaneous audience generates a premium atmosphere that advertisers are eager to invest in. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Advance single-day admission tickets are $15, and advance two-day admission is $30, with day-of-show admission priced at $20 each day based on availability. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026

Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure availability to its other health centers across the state this year. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

And in particular, regions like the Southern Ocean where ecosystems are known to be constrained by nutrient availability. —New Atlas, 22 Jan. 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