adjustment
[noun]
Synonyms:
- alteration, adaptation, modification, redress, regulation, tuning
- acclimatization, orientation, settling in

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧just‧ment AC /əˈdʒʌstmənt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: verb: adjust; noun: adjustment; adjective: adjustable]

1. a small change made to a machine, system, or calculation
adjustment for
Once we make the adjustments for inflation, the fall in interest rates is quite small.
adjustment to
a slight adjustment to the mechanism
minor/slight adjustment
It just needs a few minor adjustments.

2. a change in the way that someone behaves or thinks:
a period of adjustment
adjustment to
her adjustment to her new role

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

adjustment
noun
I. small change made
ADJ. delicate, fine, minor, slight, small | important, major, significant | appropriate, necessary | automatic | financial
VERB + ADJUSTMENT make The mechanic made the necessary adjustments to the engine.
need, require
PREP. ~ for a cut of 1.5% in real terms (after adjustment for inflation)
~ in adjustments in the exchange rates
~ to a few minor adjustments to the timetable

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

adjustment
II. process of changing
ADJ. successful | emotional, personal, social
PREP. ~ to The company's adjustment to the new markets has been successful.
PHRASES a period of adjustment There was a long period of adjustment under the new boss.
the process of adjustment The process of adjustment to life in another country can be very difficult.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲