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

Since Olympic charter flights to Milan will be departing from the New York area, and because the Islanders had been promised an event in February 2026, the possibility of doing a big press availability was discussed as an alternative. —Chris Johnston, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025

The automaker then expects to expand the availability of the tech to other models, company executives said. —Michael Wayland, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski justified this decision during his media availability on Wednesday. —Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

The new construction and shape was nearly unanimously praised, although many fans took issue with the style’s limited availability. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 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