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adjustment

/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
a-djust-ment
IPA
/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of adjusting something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The settling or balancing of a financial account.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
  • British English: /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

adjustments (plural)

Derived Forms

adjustmental

Phrases

adjustment account adjustment center adjustment disorder age-adjustment currency adjustment factor fine adjustment tool self-adjustment

Frequently Paired Words

adjustable adjuster

Synonyms

change correction modification alteration registration readjustment accommodation fitting

Rhymes With

readjustment

Questions

How do you pronounce adjustment?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/.
What does adjustment mean?
The action of adjusting something.
Where does adjustment come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce adjustment

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