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Avail

//əˈveɪl// adj, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Clipping of available. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial

    "In another incident, Henry allegedly sent Areu a video titled "Fastest interview" in which a woman flashes her vagina to a man during a job interview and then immediately receives a job offer. Henry allegedly followed up the video by texting Areu, "Are you avail for anchor interview.""

Noun
  1. 1
    Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). countable, uncountable

    "I tried fixing it to no avail."

  2. 2
    a means of serving wordnet
  3. 3
    Proceeds; profits from business transactions. US, countable, uncountable

    "the avails of their own industry"

  4. 4
    An advertising slot or package. countable, uncountable

    "The salesperson at an affiliate TV station might prepare an avail which offers two weeks of spots in early and late news[…]."

  5. 5
    A press avail. US, countable, uncountable

    "While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics."

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  1. 6
    Non-binding notice of availability for work. British, countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A readily available stock of oil. countable, uncountable

    "Total crude oil avails (production plus purchases) of even highly "self-sufficient" refiners are far greater than their reported refinery inputs."

  3. 8
    Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "I shal take the aduenture sayd Balen that god wille ordeyne me / but the swerd ye shalle not haue at this tyme by the feythe of my body / ye shalle repente hit within short tyme sayd the damoysel/ For I wold haue the swerd more for your auaylle than for myne / for I am passyng heuy for your sake"

  4. 9
    Effort; striving. countable, obsolete, poetic, uncountable

    "And ev'n now, though he breathless lies, his sails / Are struggling with the winds, for our avails / T'explore a passage hid from human tract, / Will fame him in the enterprise or fact."

Verb
  1. 1
    To turn to the advantage of. often, reflexive, transitive

    "I availed myself of the opportunity."

  2. 2
    take advantage of wordnet
  3. 3
    To be of service to. transitive

    "Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment."

  4. 4
    take or use wordnet
  5. 5
    To promote; to assist. transitive
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  1. 6
    be of use to, be useful to wordnet
  2. 7
    To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. intransitive

    "The plea in court must avail."

  3. 8
    To provide; to make available. Africa, India

    "With this initiative, Valucard becomes an open system that is not limited to point of sale (POS) transactions, but now avails cash to its holders in various locations nationwide."

  4. 9
    To use or take advantage of (an opportunity or resource). Africa, India

    "You can avail discounts on food."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).

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