available

[uh-vey-luh-buh l] /əˈveɪ lə bəl/
adjective
1.
suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand:
I used whatever tools were available.
2.
readily obtainable; accessible:
available resources.
3.
having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.
4.
Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.
Origin
1425-75; late Middle English; see avail, -able
Related forms
availability, availableness, noun
availably, adverb
interavailability, noun
interavailable, adjective
nonavailability, noun
unavailability, noun
unavailable, adjective
unavailableness, noun
unavailably, adverb
Synonyms
1. accessible, usable, handy.
Antonyms
1. unavailable.
Examples from the web for available
  • That would make three hundred and fifty invitations available altogether.
  • Scientific American's archive to 1948 is now available online .
  • No reservations available, so arrive by lunchtime Friday to get a good site.
  • We now have about 10 percent of them available electronically.
  • Some videos are only available in Flash, which these devices do not support.
  • Every Tuesday, a new episode will be added to those available on the site.
  • Frequent flyer miles may not be available.
  • The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
  • It may have moved or may no longer be available.
  • But it cannot be made available to them without Congressional legislation.
British Dictionary definitions for available

available

/əˈveɪləbəl/
adjective
1.
obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand
2.
(US, politics, derogatory) suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character: Smith was a particularly available candidate
Derived Forms
availability, availableness, noun
availably, adverb
Word Origin and History for available
adj.

mid-15c., "beneficial," also "valid, effective, capable of producing the desired effect," from avail + -able. Meaning "at one's disposal, capable of being made use of" is recorded from 1827.