adjustment

Noun

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
  • an allowance for profit
    

• the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

• the act of adjusting something to match a standard

• the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

• making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  allowance , adaptation , adaption , registration , readjustment , alteration , modification , accommodation , fitting