[əˈveɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- help or benefit
(e.g: no amount of struggle availed Charles)

- use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource)
(e.g: you can avail discounts on food)


Phrases:
- avail someone nothing

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’

[əˈveɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- use or benefit
(e.g: he begged her to reconsider, but to no avail)


Phrases:
- avail someone nothing

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’