noun · neutral
availability
/əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ə.ti/a·vail·a·BIL·i·ty
Band 5-6task1speaking
the state of being able to be used or obtained; being available
Examples
“The availability of cheap flights has made travel easier.”
“Please check the availability of rooms before booking.”
“Due to limited availability, tickets sold out quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before finalising the trip we checked the availability of flights and the hotel during the festival period.”
Collocations
- check availability
- limited availability
- availability of
Word family
available adjectiveavail verb (rare)availability date noun phrase
Common mistakes
available of→availability of / available for / available to
check the available→check the availability
Say it for a higher band
5free→6on hand→7+availability
Synonyms
accessibility
supply
Easily confused
accessibility
“The accessibility of the building for wheelchair users was improved.”
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