adjustment. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

adjustment

SYLLABICATION:	ad·just·ment
PRONUNCIATION:	-jstmnt
NOUN:	1. The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted. 2. A means of adjusting. 3. Settlement of a debt or claim. 4. A modification, fluctuation, or correction: made an adjustment on the telephone bill; an adjustment in the consumer price index.


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