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convenience

[ kuhn-veen-yuhns ]

noun

  1. the quality of being convenient; suitability.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like.
  3. a convenient situation or time:

    at your convenience.

  4. advantage or accommodation:

    a shelter for the convenience of travelers.

  5. Chiefly British. water closet ( def 1 ).


adjective

  1. easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience:

    convenience utensils that can be discarded after use.

convenience

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noun

  1. the state or quality of being suitable or opportune

    the convenience of the hour

  2. a convenient time or situation
  3. at your convenience
    at a time suitable to you
  4. at your earliest convenience formal.
    as soon as possible
  5. usefulness, comfort, or facility
  6. an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
  7. euphemistic.
    a lavatory, esp a public one
  8. make a convenience of
    to take advantage of; impose upon
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of convenience1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin convenientia “harmony, agreement,†from convenient-, stem of ³¦´Ç²Ô±¹±ð²Ô¾±Å§²Ô²õ “coming together†( convenient ) + -ia -ia
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Idioms and Phrases

see at one's convenience .
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Example Sentences

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Some folks swear by store-bought for convenience — and fair enough.

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Bruce Winder, a retail analyst in Toronto, also says that for some shoppers, the convenience of live shopping might be too attractive.

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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.

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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.

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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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