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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
available
adj
  1. obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"
    Antonym(s): unavailable
  2. not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"
    Synonym(s): available, uncommitted
  3. convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"
    Synonym(s): available, usable, useable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Available \A*vail"a*ble\, a.
      1. Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the
            object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea. [Obs.]
  
                     Laws human are available by consent.   --Hooker.
  
      2. Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used
            for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable;
            advantageous; convertible into a resource; as, an
            available measure; an available candidate.
  
                     Struggling to redeem, as he did, the available
                     months and days out of so many that were
                     unavailable.                                       --Carlyle.
  
                     Having no available funds with which to pay the
                     calls on new shares.                           --H. Spenser.
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