adjustment
ad.just.ment \*-'j*s(t)-m*nt\ \*-.j*s(t)-'ment-*l\ n 1: the act or process of adjusting 2: a settlement of a claim or debt in a case in which the amount involved i s uncertain or in which full payment is not made 3: the state of being adjusted 4: a means by which things are adjusted one to another 5: a correction or modification to reflect actual conditions - ad.just.men.tal aj