convenience store

American  

noun

• convenience stores
  plural

1. a retail store that carries a limited selection of basic items, as packaged foods and drugstore items, and is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

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convenience store British  

noun

1. a shop that has long opening hours, caters to local tastes, and is conveniently situated

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• convenience stores
  plural

Etymology

Origin of convenience store

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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convenience store

Burbank has an independent video game store, a board game store, a vintage toy store, a year-round Halloween store, the Horror Boodega convenience store and two comic book stores, Reifenberg said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“When a consumer is buying a cable at a convenience store and that cable costs less than the can of soda they’re buying with it, they need to really think about that,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

When Supergirl makes a pit stop at a celestial convenience store, she samples a snack that I’m forced to call poop-corn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Hernandez, then 18 years old, worked in a convenience store near the bus stop.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

There’s a familiar gas station with a convenience store up ahead.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman