avail

(often, reflexive, transitive)(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]

I availed myself of the opportunity.

(transitive)To be of service to.

Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.

(transitive)To promote; to assist.

(intransitive)To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

The plea in court must avail.

This scheme will not avail.

Medicines will not avail to halt the disease.

(Africa, India)(India, Africa, elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available.

(Africa, India)(India, Africa, elsewhere proscribed) To use or take advantage of (an opportunity or resource).

You can avail discounts on food.

(countable, uncountable)Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).

I tried fixing it to no avail.

Labor, without economy, is of little avail.

(US, countable, uncountable)(now only US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions.

(countable, uncountable)(television, advertising) An advertising slot or package.

(US, countable, uncountable)(US, politics, journalism) A press avail.

While holding an avail yesterday, the candidate lashed out at critics.

(British, countable, uncountable)(British, acting) Non-binding notice of availability for work.

(countable, uncountable)(oil industry) A readily available stock of oil.

(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success.

(countable, obsolete, poetic, uncountable)Effort; striving.

(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, colloquial)Clipping of available.