Word Meaning

avail definition and meaning

v. t. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment.
v. t. To promote; to assist.
v. i. To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease.
n. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail.
n. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
v. t. & i. See Avale, v.

Crossword clues for avail

- A veil apparently of some use
- A veil said to be of use
- Be of use
- Benefit
- Benefit from Virginia being in trouble
- Futilely, to no ...
- In vain, to no ...
- Make use of
- Sounds like a yashmak would be of use
- Take advantage of, ... oneself of
- Uselessly, to no ...