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avail (ə vāl′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end will force alone avail us?

Etymology: ME availen < OFr a (L ad), to + valoir, to be worth < L valere, to be strong: see value

noun

  1. effective use or help; advantage he tried, but to no avail
  2. Obsolete net proceeds; profits
avail Idioms

avail oneself of

to take advantage of (an opportunity, etc.); utilize

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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avail Usage Examples

Object

  • loan: To avail personal loans, there are many types of lenders.

Converse of object

  • do: The power of prayer did not avail those insurers.

Adjective modifier

  • little: Our seat at the front was to little avail.

Modifies a noun

  • loan: To avail student debt consolidation loans, apply now!

Modifying Another Word

  • not: The images shown here, taken near Wrexham, does not avail us of the same solution.

Noun used with modifier

  • will: No chance of getting a new trial; no pleading will avail for that.

Preposition: of

  • discount: Existing SPB customers can avail of a 20 % discount off the normal retail price of just under $ 15 bucks.
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There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail.

-Smith, Logan Pearsall

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