available

available
a|vail|a|ble
W1S1 [əˈveıləbəl] adj
1.) something that is available is able to be used or can easily be bought or found
▪ Tickets are available from the box office.
available to
▪ Not enough data is available to scientists.
available to do sth
▪ Funds are available to assist teachers who want to attend the conference.
available for
▪ No figures are available for the number of goods sold.
available in
▪ There are plenty of jobs available in the area.
readily/widely available
(=very easy to obtain)
▪ Parking is readily available near the station entrance.
▪ Meetings were held to update employees as soon as new information became available .
▪ Further building can continue when money is made available .
▪ Every available space on the wall was covered in pictures.
2.) [not before noun]
someone who is available is not busy and has enough time to talk to you
▪ Collins was not available for comment on Thursday night.
3.) someone who is available does not have a wife, ↑boyfriend etc, and therefore may want to start a new romantic relationship with someone else
>availability [əˌveıləˈbılıti] n [U]
▪ the availability of affordable housing
▪ Rooms are offered subject to availability.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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