adjusted

adjective

ad·​just·​ed ə-ˈjə-stəd How to pronounce adjusted (audio)
1
: accommodated to suit a particular set of circumstances or requirements
2
: having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with other individuals
a well-adjusted schoolchild

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In 2024, Banijay’s content business reached €3.3 billion and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.8%. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2025 Trading at a whopping 122 times its adjusted trailing earnings, CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), a security software company, looks expensive. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 Railroad Retirement Board beneficiaries also stand to receive adjusted annuity payments because of the law. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 June 2025 Two of them are parents themselves and are raising their own healthy, well adjusted, smart, ethical, and fun children. Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjusted

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of adjust

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of adjusted was in 1662

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“Adjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjusted. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

adjusted

adjective
ad·​just·​ed
: having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with other individuals
a happy, adjusted schoolchild

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