convenience


Definition: Meaning of, convenience in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kənˈviːnɪəns /

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convenience conveniences
  1. [uncountable] the quality of being suitable or useful for a particular purpose, especially by making something easier or saving you time
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  2. [uncountable] what is easiest and best for a particular person
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  3. [countable] something that is useful because it saves you time or means that you have less work to do
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  4. at your earliest convenience formal as soon as possible - used in letters
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  5. [countable usually plural] also public convenience formal a public toilet
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  6. a marriage of convenience a marriage that has been agreed for a particular purpose, not because the two people love each other
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convenience used in phrases

  • convenience food (noun)
    1. food that is partly or completely prepared already and that is sold frozen or in cans, packages etc, so that it can be prepared quickly and easily
  • convenience store (noun)
    1. a shop where you can buy food, alcohol, magazines etc, that is often open 24 hours each day
  • marriage of convenience (noun)
    1. an agreement between two or more countries, businesses, or people that is only made for political or economic reasons
    2. a marriage for political or economic reasons, not for love
  • public convenience (noun)
    1. British English a toilet in a public place
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