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   A·vail

   /əˈvāl/

   

   verb

   • 1. help or benefit: literary "no amount of struggle availed Charles" Similar helpaidassistbenefitbe of use tobe useful toprofitbe of advantage tobe of service to
   • 2. use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource): Indian "you can avail discounts on food"

   noun

   • 1. use or benefit: "he begged her to reconsider, but to no avail"

   Word Origin Middle English: from obsolete vail ‘be of use or value’ (apparently on the pattern of pairs such as amount, mount), from Old French valoir, from Latin valere ‘be strong, be of value’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

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