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availability

noun/əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ (uh-vay-luh-BIL-uh-tee)Level B2
availability meaning picture: A person checking a train booking app on a phone showing a seat availability chart, at a busy railway station
Picture meaning of “availability” — Whether something can be got or used, or whether someone is free.

Whether something can be got or used, or whether someone is free.

Availability tells us if a product, seat or service can be had, or if a person has time to meet or work.

availability meaning in Hindi

उपलब्धता: कोई चीज़ मिल सकती है या इस्तेमाल हो सकती है या नहीं, या कोई व्यक्ति ख़ाली है या नहीं।

उपलब्धता बताती है कि कोई सामान, सीट या सेवा मिल सकती है या नहीं, या किसी व्यक्ति के पास मिलने या काम करने का समय है या नहीं।

Examples

  1. Please check the availability of train tickets before planning the trip to Jaipur.जयपुर यात्रा की योजना बनाने से पहले कृपया ट्रेन टिकटों की उपलब्धता देख लें।
  2. The shortage has hit the availability of cooking gas cylinders in several districts.कमी के कारण कई ज़िलों में रसोई गैस सिलेंडरों की उपलब्धता पर असर पड़ा है।

Synonyms & antonyms

supplyaccessaccessibilityunavailabilityshortagescarcity

Memory trick

AVAILABILITY asks one simple question: is it AVAILABLE or not?

💡 Did you know?

"Available" comes from Latin "valere", meaning to be strong or worth, the same root as "value" and "valid".

Word origin

From available + ity; attested since the early 1800s

Other meanings

noun Percent of planned time that a machine was actually available to run.

availability meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीउपलब्धता: कोई चीज़ मिल सकती है या इस्तेमाल हो सकती है या नहीं, या कोई व्यक्ति ख़ाली है या नहीं।
Arabic · العربيةتوفّر: هل يمكن الحصول على شيء أو استخدامه، أو هل الشخص متفرّغ.
French · FrançaisDisponibilité : le fait qu'une chose puisse être obtenue ou utilisée, ou qu'une personne soit libre.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaKetersediaan: apakah sesuatu bisa didapat atau dipakai, atau apakah seseorang sedang luang.
Chinese · 中文可得性,可用性:某物能否得到或使用,或某人是否有空。

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