unavailableun‧a‧vail‧a‧ble /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/ ●○○ AWL adjective [not before noun] 
Funding for the new school is unavailable.unavailable to materials that were unavailable to researchers in the past2not able or willing to meet someoneunavailable for Officials were unavailable for comment (=not able or willing to talk to reporters).
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Many common medicines are unavailable in the country.
- But Lipton claims that such a path is unavailable to the Third World.
- Corpoven officials were unavailable for comment.
- On their travels they had fallen in love with some exciting pieces of furniture, most of which were unavailable here.
- The study uses many previously unavailable materials.
- Tribble was unavailable for comment but left a statement voicing an interest in serving a volume market.
- Yosef was unavailable for comment Wednesday.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is not available
· She took a temporary job because a permanent job was not available.· In many Russian cities basic foodstuffs are unavailable.unavailable/not available to · This type of diet pill should be made unavailable to minors.
goods or products that are unobtainable are impossible to get or buy: · Fresh fruit is unobtainable at certain times of the year.· Good apartments to rent had become almost unobtainable.
if something that you really want is not to be had or not to be found you know it is not available at all because you have tried to get it everywhere: · At the moment warm woollen socks are not to be found anywhere in Bucharest.· Good legal advice is simply not to be had because of the shortage of lawyers.
if something such as a seat, room, or place is taken , someone has already arranged to use it and it is not available for other people to use: · I'm sorry - that seat is taken.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Officials were unavailable for comment (=not able or willing to talk to reporters).
Officials were unavailable for comment (=not able or willing to talk to reporters).WORD FAMILYnounavailabilityadjectiveavailable ≠ unavailable
1not able to be obtained: Funding for the new school is unavailable.unavailable to materials that were unavailable to researchers in the past2not able or willing to meet someoneunavailable for Officials were unavailable for comment (=not able or willing to talk to reporters).