availmentn.

Brit.

/əˈveɪlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈveɪlmənt/, Philippine English

/ˌɑˈveɪlˌmɛnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: avail v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < avail v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier availing n.

†1. Beneficial effect; advantage, benefit; efficacy. Chiefly in phrases expressing that something is of no use, or is limited in its effectiveness, as in of no availment, of little availment. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun]

mainOE

mightOE

strengthOE

efficace?c1225

bootingc1300

effectc1390

powera1393

boota1400

efficacity1430

operationc1450

valure1483

feck1495

efficacy1527

effectualness1545

effectuousnessa1576

validity1593

effectiveness1607

workingness1611

efficaciousnessa1628

operativeness1627

efficiency1633

effectualitya1641

energy1668

availablenessa1676

availment1699

potentialness1727

affectingnessa1774

effectivity1838

efficience1865

well working1879

1644 Equity of Solemne League & Covenant Iustified 5 Authority is of little availment, without the addition of forcible power in times of difficulty.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) It is of little availment with me, Cela ne me sert presque à rien.

1731 T. Gordon tr. Tacitus Hist. iv. 247 in Wks. II. Of no availment proved bravery or manhood.

1845 Christian Reg. (Boston) 14 June 1/1 We conceive that such foresight could be of no availment.

1865 Bp. Forbes Nourishm. Soul vii. 76 Prayer..gives to us great availment with God.

2. The action of availing oneself of something; use or utilization of something; an instance of this. Now chiefly South Asian and Philippine English in financial and bureaucratic contexts.

ΚΠ

1796 T. Green Diary 29 Oct. in Extracts Diary Lover of Lit. (1810) 14 It appears amazing, how the Patricians,..could, by a dexterous availment of conjunctures, and the lucky diversion of wars, maintain themselves for any length of time against the unruly power of the Plebeians.

1866 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 31 Dec. Notwithstanding..the availment of every instrument of coercion, the cause of the people has triumphed.

1904 H. I. Ostrom Dis. Uterine Cervix xi. 286 By availment of the electrical current to carry a material..it is said to be possible to reach outlying nodules more effectually than by any other method.

1974 Hearings before Subcomm. on Internat. Finance (U.S. Senate, 93rd Congr., 1st Sess.) 196 To what degree does your bank feel its availment of the discount program would be affected due to its proximity to the statutory borrowing limit:..critically affected..seriously affected [etc.].

1998 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 3 Mar. The government should..amend the country's investment code to allow a universal availment of fiscal incentives.

2022 Econ. Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. Measures to detect and curb fraudulent availment and utilization of input tax credit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	availment
释义	availmentn. Brit. /əˈveɪlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈveɪlmənt/, Philippine English /ˌɑˈveɪlˌmɛnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: avail v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < avail v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier availing n. †1. Beneficial effect; advantage, benefit; efficacy. Chiefly in phrases expressing that something is of no use, or is limited in its effectiveness, as in of no availment, of little availment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [noun] mainOE mightOE strengthOE efficace?c1225 bootingc1300 effectc1390 powera1393 boota1400 efficacity1430 operationc1450 valure1483 feck1495 efficacy1527 effectualness1545 effectuousnessa1576 validity1593 effectiveness1607 workingness1611 efficaciousnessa1628 operativeness1627 efficiency1633 effectualitya1641 energy1668 availablenessa1676 availment1699 potentialness1727 affectingnessa1774 effectivity1838 efficience1865 well working1879 1644 Equity of Solemne League & Covenant Iustified 5 Authority is of little availment, without the addition of forcible power in times of difficulty. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) It is of little availment with me, Cela ne me sert presque à rien. 1731 T. Gordon tr. Tacitus Hist. iv. 247 in Wks. II. Of no availment proved bravery or manhood. 1845 Christian Reg. (Boston) 14 June 1/1 We conceive that such foresight could be of no availment. 1865 Bp. Forbes Nourishm. Soul vii. 76 Prayer..gives to us great availment with God. 2. The action of availing oneself of something; use or utilization of something; an instance of this. Now chiefly South Asian and Philippine English in financial and bureaucratic contexts. ΚΠ 1796 T. Green Diary 29 Oct. in Extracts Diary Lover of Lit. (1810) 14 It appears amazing, how the Patricians,..could, by a dexterous availment of conjunctures, and the lucky diversion of wars, maintain themselves for any length of time against the unruly power of the Plebeians. 1866 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 31 Dec. Notwithstanding..the availment of every instrument of coercion, the cause of the people has triumphed. 1904 H. I. Ostrom Dis. Uterine Cervix xi. 286 By availment of the electrical current to carry a material..it is said to be possible to reach outlying nodules more effectually than by any other method. 1974 Hearings before Subcomm. on Internat. Finance (U.S. Senate, 93rd Congr., 1st Sess.) 196 To what degree does your bank feel its availment of the discount program would be affected due to its proximity to the statutory borrowing limit:..critically affected..seriously affected [etc.]. 1998 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 3 Mar. The government should..amend the country's investment code to allow a universal availment of fiscal incentives. 2022 Econ. Times (Nexis) 1 Feb. Measures to detect and curb fraudulent availment and utilization of input tax credit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1644
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