avail

Plural: avails

Noun

• a means of serving
  • "of no avail"
• Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).
• Proceeds; profits from business transactions.
• An advertising slot or package.
• A press avail.
• Non-binding notice of availability for work.
• A readily available stock of oil.
• Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success.
• Effort; striving.

Verb

• use to one's advantage
  • "He availed himself of the available resources"
• be of use to, be useful to
  • "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"
• take or use
• To turn to the advantage of.
• To be of service to.
• To promote; to assist.
• To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
• To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
• -ED, -ING, -S to be of use or advantage to

Adj

• Clipping of available.

Examples

• "Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment."
• "I availed myself of the opportunity."
• "I tried fixing it to no avail."
• "Labor, without economy, is of little avail."
• "Medicines will not avail to halt the disease."
• "The plea in court must avail."
• "This scheme will not avail."
• "While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics."
• "You can avail discounts on food."

Synonyms

help, service

Antonyms

disavail

Related Words

availability, availingly, unavailable, unavailing