adjustment
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adjustment
- /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/ Canada, US, UK
- /əˈd͡ʒɐst.mənt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /əˈd͡ʒast.mənt/ Australia, New Zealand
noun adjustments
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The action of adjusting something.
Similar: change, correction, modification
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The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
Similar: 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fitting, alteration, adaptation, modification, readjustment, allowance, registration, accommodation, adjusting, adjust, adjustability, adjustable, fine-tune, rebalancing, updating, repositioning
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noun action of adjusting
| Deutsch | Anpassen, geringfügiges Ändern |
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| Tiếng Việt | sự điều chỉnh |
noun result of adjusting, small change
| Español | ajuste, modificación |
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| 한국어 | 조정 jojeong, 조절 jojeol |
| 日本語 | 調整 chōsei, 調節 chōsetsu |
| 中文 | 調整 /调整 tiáozhěng |
| Português | ajustamento, ajuste |
| Français | ajustement, arèglement |
| Deutsch | Anpassung, Regulierung, geringfügige Änderung |
| Italiano | adattamento, inserimento |
| Ελληνικά | διευθέτηση diefthétisi, ρύθμιση rýthmisi, προσαρμογή prosarmogí, διαβάθμηση diaváthmisi |
| Română | ajustare, acomodare |
| Русский | приспоса́бливание prisposáblivanije, регулиро́вка reguliróvka, настро́йка nastrójka, юстиро́вка justiróvka |
| العربية | ضَبْط ḍabṭ |
| עברית | כִּוּוּן |
noun process of balancing conflicting needs
| Русский | адапта́ция adaptácija |
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title = {adjustment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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