convenience
Americannoun
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the quality of being convenient; suitability.
- Synonyms:
- availability, handiness, utility
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anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like.
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a convenient situation or time.
at your convenience.
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advantage or accommodation.
a shelter for the convenience of travelers.
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Chiefly British. water closet.
adjective
noun
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the state or quality of being suitable or opportune
the convenience of the hour
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a convenient time or situation
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at a time suitable to you
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formal as soon as possible
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usefulness, comfort, or facility
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an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
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euphemistic a lavatory, esp a public one
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to take advantage of; impose upon
Etymology
Origin of convenience
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin convenientia “harmony, agreement,” from convenient-, stem of conveniēns “coming together” ( convenient ) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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At that price point, I’m weighing not just speed or convenience, but safety, dignity and peace of mind.
From MarketWatch
A barrier was briefly erected outside a convenience store in 2024 to stop people from standing in the road to photograph a view of the snow-capped volcano that had gone viral.
From Barron's
And one developer even created an online map to track which shops still have stock remaining -- convenience store versions have also repeatedly sold out.
From Barron's
It means investors are demanding such a high convenience yield to hold the physical commodity that it is dwarfing costs for storage and other inputs that are usually factored into futures prices.
From MarketWatch
By 2010, nearly every college and applicant had gone online, with its innumerable conveniences: no issue making corrections, no hassle feeding pages into a typewriter, no trips to the post office.
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