Readjustment

Definitions: Readjustment

Readjustment

Noun

1. The act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances).

2. The act of adjusting something to match a standard.

Date "readjustment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1878. (references)

Synonyms: Readjustment

Synonyms: adjustment (n), registration (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Equality	Equalization, equation; equilibration, coordination, adjustment, readjustment. drawn game, drawn battle; neck and neck race; tie, draw, standoff, dead heat.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Title
Books	Ciudad Real 1500-1750: Growth, Crisis and Readjustment in Spanish Economy (reference) Civil War And Readjustment In Kentucky (BCL1 - U.S. History) (reference) Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains: Years of Readjustment, 1920-1990 (reference) Helping Transfer Students: Strategies for Educational and Social Readjustment (Jossey-Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series) (reference) Regression, Stress, and Readjustment in Aging: A Structured, Bio-Psychosocial Perspective on Coping and Professional Support (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		China reports it has achieved some success in drought-resistant and water-efficient plant strains, structural readjustment of the cropping system, soil covering and treatment to reduce evaporation, optimization of the water supply during the various growing periods, and dryland farming. (references)
Economic History	Barbados	After a painful readjustment process, the economy began to grow again in 1993. Growth rates have averaged between 3%-5% since then. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	We must seek the readjustment with care and courage.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	Our own country is leading the world in the general readjustment to the results of the great conflict.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	The process of readjustment has been complicated and costs have been increased by a heavy turn-over in the remaining personnel--particularly by the loss of some of our best administrators.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	My Administration was able to launch a long sought after psychological readjustment and outreach program, unprecedented in its popularity, sensitivity and success.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Readjustment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Readjustment" is used about 72 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	72	39,377

Expression using "readjustment": trade readjustment allowance. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "readjustment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		ripunim (rehash, revise), përshtatje (accordance, adaptation, adjustment, appropriateness, aptness, concord, conformation, conformity, fit, fitness, naturalization), korrigjim (amelioration, amendment, correction, emendation, equalization, reclaim, reclamation, rectification, redress, reform, reformation, repair, retrieval, vetting). (various references)

Arabic		‏تعديل من جديد, ‏تأقلم (acclimate, acclimation, adapt, adaptation, adjust, be familiar with, become acclimatized to, naturalize). (various references)

Bulgarian		нагаждане (adjustment), преустройство (realignment, reconstruction, reshuffle, shuffle), пренагласа, приспособяване (accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, conversion, fitting, modification, tailoring). (various references)

Chinese		再调整. (various references)

Czech		přizpùsobení (accommodation, assimilation, conformation). (various references)

Danish		tilpasning af egne indtægter hidrørende fra merværdiafgiften (readjustment of entries in respect of value added tax own resources), omskolingsbidrag (trade readjustment allowance), omlaegning af landbrugsbeddift (readjustment of farms), driftsomlaegning (readjustment of farms). (various references)

Dutch		uitkeringen ten gevolge van handelsovereenkomsten (trade readjustment allowance), bedrijfsomschakeling (readjustment of farms), aanpassing van de boekingen van eigen middelen uit de belasting over de toegevoegde waarde (readjustment of entries in respect of value added tax own resources). (various references)

Finnish		maatilojen uudelleenjärjestely (readjustment of farms). (various references)

French		rajustement, réaménagement (change request, reorganization, replanning, request for change), réajustement, réadaptation (readaptation, re-adaptation, rehabilitation), réactualisation. (various references)

German		Reorganisation (rearrangement, reorganization), Neuanpassung, Nachregelung. (various references)

Greek		αναπροσαρμογή (marking up, markup, mark-up, revaluation, write up). (various references)

Hungarian		újra-alkalmazkodás, újra hozzáigazítás, újra hozzáalkalmazás. (various references)

Italian		riordinamento (rearrangement), reinserimento (rehabilitation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		再調整 (realignment). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		さいちょうせい (realignment). (various references)

Manx		aachiartaghey (readjust). (various references)

Pig Latin		eadjustmentray.(various references)

Portuguese		retificação (adjustment, correction, rectification), reajuste (readjustments). (various references)

Romanian		reprofilare (adaptation, readaptation, reconversion, reshaping, shifting), reajustare (refit), adaptare (accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, arrangement, attachment). (various references)

Russian		приспособление (accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, aids and appliances, apliance, appliance, attachment, conformation, contraption, device, doohickey, gadget, gear, jig, rig, tackle). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		podešavanje (adjustment, modulation, regulation, suiting, tune up). (various references)

Spanish		reajuste (readjusting, readjustments, reshuffle). (various references)

Swedish		revision (audit, auditing, examination, investigation, revision). (various references)

Turkish		reorganizasyon (reconversion, redeployment, reorganization), yeniden ayarlama, tekrar düzenleme, düzeltme (adjustment, amendment, correcting, correction, emendation, improvement, melioration, proofreading, recension, rectification, refinement, reformation, retouch, trimming), ayar (accuracy, adjusting, adjustment, carat, content, exactness, flag, foot rule, Gage, gauge, precision, regulating, regulation, standard, touchstone, tune up, tuning, yardstick). (various references)

Ukranian		реорганізація (reorganization, restructuring), підстроювання, пристосування (accommodation, adaptation, appliance, arrangement, attachment, conformation, fit, fittings, rig), переробка (adaptation, alteration, elaboration, recast, remake, revision). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự sửa lại cho đúng sự thích nghi lại, sự điều chỉnh lại. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "readjustment": readjustments. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "readjustment" (pronounced rēuju"stmunt)
9	-u j u" s t m u n t	adjustment.
6	-s t m u n t	disinvestment, divestment, enlistment, investment, reinvestment.
5	-t m u n t	abatement, allotment, apartment, appointment, assortment, commitment, compartment, comportment, contentment, department, deportment, disappointment, disenchantment, enactment, enchantment, excitement, incitement, indictment, maltreatment, misstatement, mistreatment, ointment, overstatement, presentment, reappointment, recruitment, reenactment, reinstatement, resentment, restatement, statement, treatment, understatement.
4	-m u n t	abandonment, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, appeasement, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, complement, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, deployment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, encampment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inclement, increment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, realignment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resettlement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-j-m-n-r-s-t-t-u"
	-1 letter: menstruated.
	-2 letters: adjustment, menstruate, transmuted, understate.
	-3 letters: attenders, denatures, entrusted, numerated, numerates, sauntered, smartened, smattered, tradesmen, transmute, undereats, untreated.
	-4 letters: adjuster, amenders, attender, daunters, demurest, denature, dentures, duramens, entreats, mastered, mattered, maturest, maunders, meanders, measured, menstrua, muenster, mustered, muttered, nattered, numerate, nutmeats, ratteens, rattened, readjust, restated, retasted, sauterne, sederunt, serjeant, streamed, strunted, surnamed, tantrums, taunters, tautened, teamster, transude, truanted, trusteed, underate, undereat, undersea, underset, undreamt, unerased, unmatted, unrested, unseamed, unseared, unseated, unstated, untasted, untested, untreads.
	-5 letters: adjures, amender, antrums, asunder, attends, attuned, attunes, austere, damners, danseur, daunter, dearest, demeans, dements, dentate, denture, derates, detents, duramen, durmast, dustman, dustmen, earnest, eastern, endears, endures, ensured, entreat, entrust, estated, estreat, jaunted, jurants, manured, manures, martens, matters, matured, matures, maunder, meander, meaners, meanest, measure, medusae, medusan, menders, metates, munster, musette, mustard, mutants, mutated, mutates, mutters, natters, natured, natures, nearest, neatest, netters, neuters, nutated, nutates, nutmeat, nutters, ramjets, ratteen, rattens, redates, reedman, remands, remated, remates, remends, remudas, renamed, renames, restate, resumed, retaste, reteams, retuned, retunes, sarment, saunter, sauteed, sedater, seedman, sejeant, smarted, smarten, smatter, smeared, smutted, standee, stander, started, statued, stature, steamed, steamer, sternum, stratum, strumae, student, stunted, surname, tandems, tantrum, taunted, taunter, tautens, tenders, tenters, tenured, tenures, ternate, tetanus, tetrads, treated, truants, trusted, trustee, tundras, tureens, unarmed, undrest, unmated, unrated, unsated, unsmart, unstate, untamed, untread, uttered.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-j-m-n-r-s-t-t-u"
	+1 letter: readjustments.
	+2 letters: overadjustment.
	+3 letters: overadjustments.
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