adjustment

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adjust/əˈʤʌst/

▶verb

• 1 alter (something) slightly in order to achieve a correct or desired result.

  ■ adapt or become used to a new situation.

• 2 assess (loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim.

– derivatives
adjustability noun,
adjustable adjective,
adjuster noun,
adjustment noun.

– origin C17: from obs. Fr. adjuster, from OFr. ajoster ‘to approximate’, based on L. ad- ‘to’ + juxta ‘near’.