adjustment

Definition of Adjustment in English :

1. accommodation, adjustment, fitting

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

the act of adjusting something to match a standard

4. adaptation, adaption, adjustment

the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

5. adjustment, allowance

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

Example Sentences:
'an allowance for profit'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adjustment

noun

the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted

a control for regulating

the adjustment for volume is beside the speaker

noun

an adjusting or being adjusted

a means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another

the adjustment on a micrometer

the settlement of how much is to be paid in cases of loss or claim, as by insurance

a lowering of price, as of damaged or soiled goods

1. The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted.

2. A means of adjusting.

3. Settlement of a debt or claim.

4. A modification, fluctuation, or correction: made an adjustment on the telephone bill; an adjustment in the consumer price index.

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