adjustment n
1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: accommodation, fitting]
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification]
3. the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: registration, readjustment]
4. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation]
5. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: allowance]

Adjustment \Ad*just"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See Adjust.]
1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the parts concerned. --Paley.
2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. --Bispham.
3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment. Syn: Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.

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