The avails of their own industry.
Stoddard.
Syn. -- Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.
A*vail", v. t. & i. See Avale, v. [Obs.] Spenser.
A*vail`a*bil"i*ty (&?;), n.; pl. Availabilities (&?;). 1. The quality of being available; availableness.
The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of "mere availableness," or capability of success without regard to worthiness.
He was . . . nominated for his availability.
Lowell.