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convenience
[ kuhn-veen-yuhns ]
noun
- the quality of being convenient; suitability.
Synonyms: , ,
- anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like.
- a convenient situation or time:
at your convenience.
- advantage or accommodation:
a shelter for the convenience of travelers.
- Chiefly British. water closet ( def 1 ).
adjective
- easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience:
convenience utensils that can be discarded after use.
convenience
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noun
- the state or quality of being suitable or opportune
the convenience of the hour
- a convenient time or situation
- at your convenienceat a time suitable to you
- at your earliest convenience formal.as soon as possible
- usefulness, comfort, or facility
- an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
- euphemistic.a lavatory, esp a public one
- make a convenience ofto take advantage of; impose upon
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of convenience1
Idioms and Phrases
see at one's convenience .Example Sentences
Some folks swear by store-bought for convenience — and fair enough.
Bruce Winder, a retail analyst in Toronto, also says that for some shoppers, the convenience of live shopping might be too attractive.
A single ticket recently sold at the convenience store matches all 5 numbers and the Powerball from Saturday’s drawing and is now worth an estimated $515 million, the California Lottery announced.
In interviews, Taiwanese pointed to universal healthcare, an open and friendly society, freedom of expression and convenience in daily life as other potential contributors to local happiness.
Despite the long salon visits, braids have always been closely linked to convenience for me.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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