noun
convenience
kuhn-VEE-neerns
noun
1
The quality of being easy, useful, or suitable for one's needs.
"For convenience, the store stays open until midnight."
"They chose the hotel for its convenience to the airport."
How to Use Convenience
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow easy or handy something is to use or get to.
Common pairings
for convenience
convenience store
at your convenience
Word Forms
convenienced past tense, conveniences singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens ("suitable, fitting"), present participle of convenire ("to come together, suit"); a doublet of convenance.