adjustment
Syllables: a·djust·mentUK/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
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Australia/əˈd͡ʒɐst.mənt/
adjustment noun: the action of adjusting something.
Noun
adjustment (countable and uncountable, plural adjustments)
- The action of adjusting something.
- Synonyms:
- change, correction, modification
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
- Synonyms:
- change, modification
- The settling or balancing of a financial account.
- The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
- The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.
adjustment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
adjustment in Hindi
- adjustment, tweaking
- समायोजन samāyojan
- adjustment, tuning
- छेड़छाड़ cheṛchāṛ
adjustment in Tamil
- சரிக்கட்டல், ஒழுங்குசெய்தல், சரி செய்தல், விட்டுக்கொடுத்தல், சரிப்படுத்திக்கொள்ளுதல், பொருத்துவாய்
adjustment in Urdu
- فیصلہ
adjustment in Bengali
- সমন্বয়, সামঞ্জস্যবিধান
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- adjustment in Telugu
- సర్దుబాటు sardubāṭu
- adjustment in Malayalam
- ക്രമീകരണം kramīkaraṇaṁ
- adjustment in Kannada
- ಸರಿಹೊಂದಿಕೆ, ಸರಿಜೋಡಿಕೆ, ಸರಿಜೋಡಣೆ, ಜೋಡಾವಣೆ
- adjustment in Arabic
- ضَبْط ḍabṭ
- adjustment in Indonesian
- penyesuaian
- adjustment in Vietnamese
- sự điều chỉnh
Examples of adjustment in a sentence
- There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.
- Due to economic difficulties, the company will be making headcount adjustments.
- Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.
Synonyms of adjustment
Forms of adjustment
| plural | adjustments |
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Origin of adjustment
From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.
Words formed from adjustment
Phrases with adjustment
Questions about adjustment
- What does adjustment mean?
- Adjustment means the action of adjusting something.
- What is adjustment in Hindi?
- Adjustment in Hindi is समायोजन (samāyojan), छेड़छाड़ (cheṛchāṛ). See Adjustment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is adjustment?
- Adjustment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce adjustment?
- Adjustment is pronounced /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of adjustment?
- The plural of adjustment is adjustments.
Words near adjustment in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adjustment (page history and authors); छेड़छाड़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); adjustment (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adjustment (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adjustment (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adjustment (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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