convenience

[ kuhn-veen-yuhns ]

/ kənˈvin yəns /

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noun

the quality of being convenient; suitability.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR convenience

1 utility, handiness, availability.

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Origin of convenience

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin convenientia harmony, agreement. See convenient, -ence

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How to use convenience in a sentence

“For conveniences and shops where you can buy what you need,” it is much easier, he said.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That said, I do want to take issue with the idea that the fight over gay marriage is just a fight for some legal conveniences.
Why Gay Marriage is Worth Fighting For|Megan McArdle|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Gay marriage advocates are fighting not to have to resort to legal conveniences or ersatz substitutes.
Why Gay Marriage is Worth Fighting For|Megan McArdle|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They installed a fish pond, equipped with water pump and lights, and they constructed shelves and other conveniences for him.
Hoover’s Secret Files|Ronald Kessler|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

All these comforts and conveniences have a way of making Japan feel less foreign—almost, I dare say, like any other major city.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|November 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In its best days it combined a military stronghold with the conveniences and artistic effects of a palace.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
On those retained for use additions had been built, verandas added, windows enlarged, and many conveniences planned within doors.
Joyce's Investments|Fannie E. Newberry
Among the conveniences of this hotel our friend had the pleasant surprise of finding a good grand piano.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Here there were no conveniences and very few even of what might be considered necessaries.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
And of course it must be new-papered and painted and modern conveniences placed in it.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan

British Dictionary definitions for convenience

convenience

/ (kənˈviːnɪəns) /

noun

the state or quality of being suitable or opportunethe convenience of the hour

a convenient time or situation

at your convenience at 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, mainly British a lavatory, esp a public one

make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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see at one's convenience.

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