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 research accounted for reduced availability of key nutrients in seafood, including calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, protein and iron -- the loss of which can be linked to increases in disease risk and additional deaths. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026

Test and Amend Soil PH and the availability of soil nutrients make the difference in plant health. —Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026

In the kitchen, everything is dictated by the whim and harvest availability of their on-salary farmer. —Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026

Much of the allure of this weird sandwich stems from its irregular availability. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 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