adjustment
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(noun) the act of adjusting something to match a standard |
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Synonyms: readjustment, registration |
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Related Words: alignment, calibration, standardisation, standardization, synchronisation, synchronising, synchronization, synchronizing, tune-up |
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(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
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Synonyms: accommodation, fitting |
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Related Words: advance, betterment, improvement |
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(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" |
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Synonyms: allowance |
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Related Words: cost-of-living allowance, deduction, depreciation allowance, discount, recompense, seasonal adjustment |
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(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
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Synonyms: adaptation |
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Related Words: acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization, biological process, dedifferentiation, differentiation, domestication, organic process, specialisation, specialization |
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(noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
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Synonyms: alteration, modification |
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Related Words: accommodation, adaptation, change, loosening, qualification, tightening |
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