# adjustment

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/ · frequency rank #8,508

## Definitions
1. The action of adjusting something.
2. The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.
3. The settling or balancing of a financial account.
4. The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
5. The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-der.
Proto-Italic *jowos
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Proto-Italic *jowestos
Old Latin iovestos
Latin iūstusbor.
Old French juste
French juste
French ajuster
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-məntom
Latin -mentum
Old French -ment
Middle French -ment
French -ment
French ajustementbor.
English adjustment
From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.

## Common misspellings (16)
`addjustment`, `adjjustment`, `adjsutment`, `adjusmtent`, `adjusstment`, `adjustemnt`, `adjustmennt`, `adjustmentt`, `adjustmetn`, `adjustmment`, `adjustmnet`, `adjusttment`, `adjutsment`, `adujstment`, `ajdustment`, `dajustment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adjustment