Lexic.us

Definition of Availability

1. Noun. The quality of being at hand when needed.

Definition of Availability

1. n. The quality of being available; availableness.

Definition of Availability

1. Noun. (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being available. ¹

2. Noun. That which is available. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Availability

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Availability

Literary usage of Availability

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"availability availability is a precondition for drug abuse and dependency. ... Drug availability is often thought of as mere physical presence of an ..."

2. Illicit Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking by America's High School Students by Lloyd D. Johnston, Patrick M. O'Malley, Jerald G. Bachman (1993)
"Trends in Perceived availability for Seniors • Marijuana, for the first time ... Amphetamines showed a full 11% jump in availability between 1979 and 1982; ..."

3. Youth & Drugs: Society's Mixed Messages edited by Hank Resnik (1990)
"Mosher establishes the importance or availability policies in shaping drug ... He contrasts availability policies for two legal drugs (alcohol and tobacco) ..."

4. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"These factors include the availability of cigarettes in the community, ... Factors That Influence Tobacco Acceptability and availability Factors that ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The availability of the energy of electrical separation in a charged Leyden jar ia also limited onlv by the resistance of conductors, ..."

6. Urban Schools: The Challenge of Location and Poverty by Laura Lippman, Shelley Burns, Edith K. McArthur (1996)
"The school-level indicator presented in this section is derived from teacher opinion data on the availability of necessary materials (eg, textbooks, ..."

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