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

Scale is undoubtedly part of the challenge, as is ensuring the availability of the infrastructure needed to accommodate medium- and large-scale productions, strengthening technical training, and fostering talent across the industry. — John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

That said, local channel availability depends on your TV market. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Buzz is encouraging, but the world tour also showed that charging availability, rather than simply vehicle range, remains one of the biggest variables in global electric travel. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

One of the few bright spots for the Chargers was receiver Ladd McConkey, but his availability remains uncertain. — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 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