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

They were followed on Monday by an explosion at a convenience store.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Faisal Umar manages a 24-hour convenience store on the street, which sits in the heart of the dispersal zone.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

At the convenience store drop-off site, she voiced her growing suspicions to the caller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

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

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman