convenience
How easy, fast, and helpful something is, especially because it saves time or work.
The quality or state of being easy, quick, or useful, especially because it saves time or effort.
Something like a machine, service, or place that helps you do things more easily or quickly.
A device, service, or facility that makes life easier or more comfortable, especially by saving time or effort.
What is easiest or best for a person, sometimes without thinking about other people.
Personal advantage, comfort, or ease, especially when something is arranged to suit one person’s wishes rather than others’ needs.
A toilet in a public place, usually called a "public convenience" in British English.
A public toilet, especially in British English, often used in the phrase "public convenience."
- Base: convenience
- Plural: convenience, conveniences
a matter of convenience
1choice made because it is easier
Used when a decision is made mostly because it is easier or more practical, not for emotional or moral reasons.
- Living close to work is mainly a matter of convenience for him.
- Their partnership was more a matter of convenience than friendship.
- We chose this date purely as a matter of convenience.
convenience store
1small shop for quick everyday items
A small shop, often open late, that sells snacks, drinks, and basic everyday things.
- She stopped at a convenience store to buy a drink.
- Many convenience stores are open 24 hours a day.
- There is a convenience store on the corner near my house.
for the sake of convenience
1done mainly to make things easier
Used to say something is done in a simple or less perfect way because it is easier that way.
- For the sake of convenience, we’ll use one example for all cases.
- They kept their old email address for the sake of convenience.
- We divided the work this way only for the sake of convenience.
for your convenience
1provided to make things easier for you
Used to say that something is given or arranged to make things easier or more comfortable for you.
- For your convenience, the form is available online.
- We have added a FAQ page for your convenience.
- The report is attached for your convenience.
modern conveniences
1modern devices that make life easier
Things like washing machines, microwaves, and the internet that make modern life easier and more comfortable.
- The cottage has electricity but few other modern conveniences.
- I could never live without modern conveniences like running water.
- Camping means giving up most modern conveniences for a few days.
out of convenience
1done mainly because it is easier
Used when something is done mainly because it is simple or easy, not because it is the best or most meaningful choice.
- They moved in together mostly out of convenience.
- He chose that job out of convenience, not passion.
- We use this route out of convenience, even though it’s longer.
public convenience
1toilet for public use
A polite or formal term, mainly in British English, for a toilet in a public place.
- The map shows the location of the nearest public convenience.
- The town council decided to renovate the old public convenience.
- Tourists complained that there was no public convenience nearby.
at your convenience
1When it suits you best
Do this at a time that is good for you and fits your schedule.
- Please call me back at your convenience.
- You may visit our office at your convenience during opening hours.
- Kindly review the attached contract at your earliest convenience.
- We can arrange a meeting at your convenience.
- You may schedule an appointment at your convenience.
marriage of convenience
1Marriage for practical reasons only
A marriage made for practical reasons like money or citizenship, not for love.
- It was a marriage of convenience to get a visa.
- Some royal marriages were marriages of convenience.
marriage of convenience
2marriage for practical reasons
A marriage where the main reason is money, social position, or some other advantage, not love.
- Everyone suspected it was a marriage of convenience rather than love.
- The two companies formed a marriage of convenience to enter the new market.
- Their relationship started as a marriage of convenience but later became real affection.