availableadjective
uk/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/us/əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/A2 able to be bought or used:
Is this dress available in a larger size?
Our autumn catalogue is now available from our usual stockists.
There's no money available for an office party this year.
It is vital that food is made available to the famine areas.
Do you have any double rooms available this weekend?
If someone is available, they are not busy and therefore able to do something:
[ + to infinitive ] I'm afraid I'm not available to help with the show on the 19th.
Every available officer will be assigned to the investigation.
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- Appointments are available on the 2nd and the 6th of this month.
- Exotic foods are freely available in supermarkets.
- These drugs are only available on prescription .
- Light refreshments will be available at the back of the hall.
- Ms O'Neill isn't available at present. She's in conference.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Available and accessible
- accessible
- at your command idiom
- availability
- be there for sb idiom
- beg
- bookable
- come
- come out
- disposal
- hand
- nothing
- on hand idiom
- on stream idiom
- open (sth) up
- person
- ready
- ready to hand idiom
- ready-made
- release
- vacant possession
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