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adjustment definition

ad·just·ment (ə just′mənt)

noun

  1. an adjusting or being adjusted
  2. a means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another the adjustment on a micrometer
  3. the settlement of how much is to be paid in cases of loss or claim, as by insurance
  4. a lowering of price, as of damaged or soiled goods

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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