unavailable

unavailable
un|a|vail|a|ble [ ,ʌnə`veıləbl ] adjective
1. ) not able to go somewhere, meet someone, or do something:
Some witnesses were unavailable at the time of the trial.
unavailable for: Irving and Wallace are both unavailable for next week's game.
be unavailable for comment (=not want to be interviewed by a reporter): Reporters were told that Ms. Lee was unavailable for comment.
2. ) impossible to obtain:
Sophisticated medical equipment is unavailable in many poorer countries.
╾ un|a|vail|a|bil|i|ty [ ,ʌnə,veılə`bıləti ] noun uncount:
the unavailability of funds

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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