LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of availability is whether someone or something can be accessed or used. An example of availability is when a classmate can meet to discuss a project on a certain date.
excuse - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; he kept finding excuses to stay; every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job; his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
Noun. 1  An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry). What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him. The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities. A formal justification, defence. The Apology of Socrates. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift. a poor apology for a hotel room