avails

verb

present tense third-person singular of avail
as in benefits
to provide with something useful or desirable all your begging will not avail you in the least

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Recent Examples of avails After the league’s commercial backers have called dibs, the postseason avails begin trading in the upfront; whatever’s left is sold in scatter, and nearly always at a premium over the prices set in the spring bazaar. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 The best keys are the suites with terraces, offering ample lounging space whenever a rain-free London day avails. — Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avails
  1. benefits
  2. advantages
Verb
  • Americans, meanwhile, are weighing who benefits, who bears the costs—and who is accountable when things go wrong.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The faceless, hulking boxes have become a proxy for the whole argument about AI—its water use, its demands on power and land, the question of who benefits from it all.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of benefits
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  • Many of these people don’t even know what advantages a physical release brings.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
  • South Africa’s progress reflects decades of early investment and institutional capacity—advantages many peers lack.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of advantages

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“Avails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avails. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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