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adjustments

NOUN

adaptation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration arrangement improvement modification readjustment regulation

STRONG

acclimation acclimatization balancing conformance fitting fixing mending ordering organization orientation redress regulating setting shaping standardization turning

WEAK

correcting organizing repairing

NOUN

financial retribution, payment of claim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensation compromise

STRONG

agreement allotment apportionment benefit pay reconciliation reimbursement remuneration settlement share stake stipulation

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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A source said that Healey still believed he could somehow balance the books, that big adjustments could be made - an assumption they described as "inept".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Under the deal’s terms, Eaton would receive a cash distribution of roughly $1.1 billion, subject to adjustments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The nightmarish run started when the war in Ukraine forced Nestlé to make adjustments, as key raw materials like fuel and wheat became more expensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Those trades are then vulnerable to short and sharp corrections, even in the case of small positioning adjustments or narrative shifts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Hank makes adjustments for me, but no matter what he does to it, it just doesn’t feel right.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen