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 organization provides more than food assistance to hungry people via its partnerships and educational efforts that transform food availability within climate change frameworks. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 May 2025

There are beneficial reforms that Congress can implement now that will promote greater drug availability in the meantime. —Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025

During the experimental phase, technical issues could affect the timeliness or availability of the graphic. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 May 2025

Thousands of season ticket holders in the North Stand would have been forced to move seats, further squeezing ticket availability. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 2 May 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