unavailable — UK US /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbl/ adjective ► not able to be bought, owned, etc.: unavailable to sb »Much of their clothing is custom made and unavailable to the public. »This information was previously unavailable online. ► if someone is unavailable, they do … Financial and business terms
unavailable — index difficult, inaccessible, scarce, unattainable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unavailable — (adj.) 1540s, ineffectual, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + AVAILABLE (Cf. available). Meaning incapable of being used is recorded from 1855. Unavailing (1660s) has taken up the older sense of the word … Etymology dictionary
unavailable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not at someone s disposal. 2) not free to do something. DERIVATIVES unavailability noun … English terms dictionary
unavailable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unavailable — un|a|vail|a|ble [ ,ʌnə veıləbl ] adjective 1. ) not able to go somewhere, meet someone, or do something: Some witnesses were unavailable at the time of the trial. unavailable for: Irving and Wallace are both unavailable for next week s game. be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unavailable — UK [ˌʌnəˈveɪləb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) not able to go somewhere, meet someone, or do something Some witnesses were unavailable at the time of the trial. unavailable for: Irving and Wallace are both unavailable for next week s match. be… … English dictionary
unavailable — un|a|vail|a|ble [ˌʌnəˈveıləbəl] adj [not before noun] 1.) not able to be obtained ▪ Funding for the new school is unavailable. unavailable to ▪ materials that were unavailable to researchers in the past 2.) not able or willing to meet someone… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unavailable — [[t]ʌ̱nəve͟ɪləb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ When things or people are unavailable, you cannot obtain them, meet them, or talk to them. Mr Hicks is out of the country and so unavailable for comment... Basic food products are frequently… … English dictionary
unavailable — adjective (not before noun) 1 not able to be obtained: Funding for the new school is unavailable. 2 not able or willing to meet someone: I m sorry, the principal is unavailable just now … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unavailable — 1. unwilling to accept a call Social and business jargon, whether the call is by telephone or in person. 2. evading arrest Police and underworld jargon: Ray Tuck is unavailable at the moment. And we ve got a three line whip out on … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
