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

See Examples For:

convenience store

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

During his trial, Harwe told the court he had been working in a convenience store in Hexthorpe and lived nearby in an attic room with two others.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Casey’s began as a general store in Boone, Iowa, in 1968, and has grown to become the third-largest convenience store operator in the U.S.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

In July 2018, 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton took his young son into a Clearwater, Florida, convenience store to purchase snacks.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

On the opposite side of the road, grassy hills stretched to the horizon, empty of civilization except for one darkened convenience store at the top of the nearest rise.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan