An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
Compensation could be made by adjustments to taxation. [+ to]
Investment is up by 5.7% after adjustment for inflation. [+ for]
...a technician made an adjustment to a smoke machine at the back of the auditorium.
[Also + in]
Synonyms: alteration, setting, change, ordering More Synonyms of adjustment
2. countable noun
An adjustment is a change in a person's behaviour or thinking.
He will have to make major adjustments to his thinking if he is to survive in office. [+ to]
More Synonyms of adjustment
adjustment in British English
(əˈdʒʌstmənt)
noun
1.
the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted
2.
a control for regulating
the adjustment for volume is beside the speaker
adjustment in American English
(əˈdʒʌstmənt)
noun
1.
an adjusting or being adjusted
2.
a means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another
the adjustment on a micrometer
3.
the settlement of how much is to be paid in cases of loss or claim, as by insurance
4.
a lowering of price, as of damaged or soiled goods
COBUILD Collocations
adjustment
minor adjustment
necessary adjustments
reasonable adjustment
Examples of 'adjustment' in a sentence
adjustment
These guys are skilled enough and experienced enough to be able to make the small adjustments necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Small adjustments can make a big difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The one simple tactical adjustment has changed how the team performs.
The Sun (2016)
Try it, then make or plant adjustments this spring.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's about how they can make the adjustment from being a club player to an international player.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The stadium move requires adjustment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You see the players who can make adjustments because we are making them uncomfortable, and they have to work their way through it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A few small adjustments in your daily routine can make a huge difference to your wellbeing and you are ready to take control.
The Sun (2017)
They called me back, asked me to make some wiring adjustments and said I should wait a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We knew that an influx of new people would be a major adjustment.
Christianity Today (2000)
It will rather make change into a catastrophic threat instead of a gradual adjustment.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
The screens have raised awareness and prompted some companies to make small adjustments to office temperature.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Your roast will probably require some adjustment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And this requires adjustment on your part.
Steinberg, Laurence & Levine, Ann You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20 (1990)
All this may require painful political adjustments.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The change may simply be a matter of a small adjustment between the temperature of winter and summer.
Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990)
Prices have increased significantly over the past few years so there is some room for a small adjustment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Often it is only small adjustments that are needed to help doctors to stay in their current roles.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The damage to the banking system and the sheer scale of the fiscal adjustment required argue for a very weak recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That's how you make adjustments in life.
The Sun (2013)
If use continues, the body makes physiological adjustments to the presence of the drug.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
In 1946 there had to be adjustments and many changes.
Jane Brown TALES OF THE ROSE TREE: Ravishing Rhododendrons and their Travels Around the World (2004)
We've now had to make major adjustments to our spending and are relying only on his income.
The Sun (2009)
Their ability to make this adjustment remains a major uncertainty,' the report said.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The adjustments Italy make to players' roles and positions within a match have proved beneficial.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
adjustment
British English: adjustment /əˈdʒʌstmənt/ NOUN
An adjustment is a change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
He will have to make major adjustments to his thinking.
American English: adjustment
Arabic: ضَبْط
Brazilian Portuguese: ajuste
Chinese: 调节
Croatian: prilagodba
Czech: úprava modifikace
Danish: justering
Dutch: aanpassing
European Spanish: ajuste
Finnish: säätö
French: ajustement
German: Anpassung
Greek: προσαρμογή
Italian: regolazione
Japanese: 調整
Korean: 조정
Norwegian: justering
Polish: skorygowanie
European Portuguese: ajuste
Romanian: adaptare
Russian: регулирование
Latin American Spanish: ajuste
Swedish: justering
Thai: การปรับเปลี่ยน
Turkish: ayarlama
Ukrainian: пристосування
Vietnamese: sự điều chỉnh
All related terms of 'adjustment'
tax adjustment
a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
minor adjustment
An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
adjustment disorder
a mental disorder that occurs as a maladaptive reaction to an episode of psychological , social, or physical stress , as divorce or a natural disaster
inventory adjustment
Inventory adjustments are increases or decreases made in inventory to account for theft , loss , breakages, and errors in the amount or number of items received.
reasonable adjustment
An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
seasonal adjustment
an adjustment that removes the seasonal component of statistics
cost-of-living adjustment
an adjustment to pay which takes account of a change in the cost of living
Chinese translation of 'adjustment'
adjustment
(əˈdʒʌstmənt)
n(c)
(to machine) 校正 (jiàozhèng)
[of prices, wages]调(調)整 (tiáozhěng) (次, cì)
(in behaviour, thinking) 改变(變) (gǎibiàn)
to make an adjustment to sth对(對)某物作调(調)整 (duì mǒuwù zuò tiáozhěng)
1 (noun)
Definition
a slight alteration
A technician made an adjustment to a smoke machine at the back.
Synonyms
alteration
Her jacket and skirt were still awaiting alteration.
setting
change
They are going to have to make some drastic changes.
ordering
fixing
arrangement
tuning
repair
Many of the buildings are in need of repair.
conversion
A loft conversion can add considerably to the value of a house.
modifying
adaptation
He won two awards for his screen adaptation of the play.
modification
Relatively minor modifications were required.
remodelling
redress
refinement
rectification
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of adjusting
He will need a period of adjustment.
Synonyms
acclimatization
Acclimatization to higher altitudes may take several weeks.
settling in
orientation
the company's policy on recruiting and orientation
familiarization
change
regulation
settlement
Our objective must be to secure a peace settlement.
amendment
an amendment to the defence bill
reconciliation
a reconciliation of the values of equality and liberty
adaptation
Most creatures are capable of adaptation when necessary.
accustoming
revision
The government will make a number of revisions.
modification
naturalization
acculturation
harmonization
habituation
acclimation
inurement
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adaptation
Definition
something that is produced by adapting something else
He won two awards for his screen adaptation of the play.
Synonyms
conversion,
change,
shift,
variation,
adjustment,
transformation,
modification,
alteration,
remodelling,
reworking,
refitting,
version
in the sense of adaptation
Definition
the act of adapting
Most creatures are capable of adaptation when necessary.