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Avail

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Verb

To
the
of.
To be of service to.
To
; to assist.
To be of use or
; to
or
the
; to have
,
, or
to
the object.
In African English & Indian English:
To provide; to make available; to use or
(an
or available resource).

Noun

Effect in
a
or
;
, use (now usually in
constructions).
In American English:
Proceeds;
from business transactions.
In Advertising & Television:
An
or package.
In American English, Mass media & Politics:
A
avail.
In British English & Acting:
Non-binding
of
for work.
In Oil industry:
A
available
of oil.
Benefit; value,
;
toward success.
  • 1895, Andrew Lang, A Monk of Fife: So this
    ,
    as he was
    , had me at an
    on every
    , nor do I yet see what I could do but
    him, as I did.
  • 1895, Andrew Lang, A Monk of Fife
  • So this
    ,
    as he was
    , had me at an
    on every
    , nor do I yet see what I could do but
    him, as I did.
  • Effort; striving.

    Adj

    Clipping of available.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    avail
    English
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    vailen
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    valoir
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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    valeo
    Latin
    valere
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym

    Antonyms

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