adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' v ā -l ə -b ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 archaic : having a beneficial effect
2 : VALID ― used of a legal plea or charge
3 : present or ready for immediate use < available resources>
4 : ACCESSIBLE , OBTAINABLE <articles available in any drugstore>
5 : qualified or willing to do something or to assume a responsibility < available candidates>
6 : present in such chemical or physical form as to be usable (as by a plant) < available nitrogen> < available water>
– avail · able · ness noun
– avail · ably \ -bl ē \ adverb