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avail

1. avail \*-'va-(*)l\ vb [ME availen, prob. fr. a- (as in abaten to abate) 
   + vailen] to avail : to be of use or advantage : SERVE  : to be of use or 
   advantage to : PROFIT  : to make use of  - avail of 
2. avail n 1: advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose : USE 
   {effort  was of little ~} pl, archaic  2: profits or proceeds esp. from a 
   business or from the sale of property