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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ven•ience /kənˈvinyəns/USA pronunciation n. - the quality of being convenient:[uncountable]For convenience, let's refer to this book as "the dictionary'' instead of using its full name.
- anything, such as an appliance, that saves or simplifies work:[countable]Your apartment will have all the modern conveniences.
- a convenient situation or time:[uncountable]Please schedule a meeting at your earliest convenience (= as soon as possible).
- advantage or accommodation;
comfort:[uncountable]Shopping bags are for the customers' convenience. - British Terms[countable] Chiefly Brit. lavatory.
adj. [before a noun] - easy to obtain, use, or reach;
made for convenience:[sometimes used before other words to form adjectives that refer to easy use of the thing named]convenience-size packages of food; convenience foods.
See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ven•ience (kən vēn′yəns),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]See water closet (def. 1).
adj. - easy to obtain, use, or reach;
made for convenience:convenience utensils that can be discarded after use.
- Latin convenientia harmony, agreement. See convenient, -ence
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged utility, handiness, availability.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: convenience /kənˈviːnɪəns/ n - the state or quality of being suitable or opportune
- a convenient time or situation
- at your convenience ⇒ at a time suitable to you
- usefulness, comfort, or facility
- an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
- euphemistic chiefly Brit a lavatory, esp a public one
- make a convenience of ⇒ to take advantage of; impose upon
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