marriage of convenience
noun
marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.
Origin of marriage of convenience
1First recorded in1705–15
- French ma·riage de con·ve·nance [ma-ryazhduhkawn-vuh-nahns] /maˈryaʒ də kɔ̃ vəˈnɑ̃s/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for marriage of convenience
marriage of convenience
noun
a marriage based on expediency rather than on love
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