adjustment
English
editEtymology
editFrom French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editadjustment (countable and uncountable, plural adjustments)
- The action of adjusting something
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
- The settling or balancing of a financial account
- The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
- The behavioural 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
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- adjustment: age adjustment
- adjustment account
- adjustmental
- adjustment center
- adjustment disorder
- age-adjustment
- autoadjustment
- bundle adjustment
- coadjustment
- currency adjustment factor
- fine adjustment tool
- maladjustment
- microadjustment
- misadjustment
- nonadjustment
- overadjustment
- preadjustment
- readjustment
- self-adjustment
- self-adjustment
- structural adjustment
- underadjustment
Related terms
editTranslations
editaction of adjusting
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result of adjusting, small change
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settling or balancing of a financial account
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process of balancing conflicting needs
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assessment or settlement by an insurance company
See also
edit- adjustment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia