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convenience

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Pronunciation: US /kənˈviːniəns/

convenience means: The quality of being easy to use, reach, or arrange, saving time or effort.

noun

EASE OF USEB1

The quality of being easy to use, reach, or arrange, saving time or effort.

  • I shop online for convenience.
  • The hotel’s location offers great convenience.
  • Please call me at your convenience.

How to use it: for someone’s convenience (The forms are available online for your convenience.); at someone’s convenience (Please reply at your convenience.)

Similar words: ease

Opposites: inconvenience

Common phrases: for convenience, for someone’s convenience, at your convenience

HELPFUL FACILITYB2

Something that makes life easier or saves time and effort.

  • A dishwasher is a useful convenience.
  • The cottage has all the modern conveniences.
  • They lived without basic conveniences such as running water.

Similar words: amenity, facility

Common phrases: modern convenience, every convenience, household convenience

verb

MAKE EASIERC2

To make things easier or more suitable for someone.

  • We changed the time to convenience our guests.
  • The new arrangements convenienced everyone.
  • Could an earlier meeting convenience you?

Similar words: accommodate, help

Opposites: inconvenience

Common phrases: convenience someone, convenience the guests

Questions about convenience

What does convenience mean?

The quality of being easy to use, reach, or arrange, saving time or effort.

What is convenience in other languages?

Türkçe: kolaylık · Español: comodidad · Français: commodité · Deutsch: Bequemlichkeit · Italiano: comodità · 日本語: 便利さ

How do you pronounce convenience?

It is pronounced /kənˈviːniəns/.

How do you use convenience in a sentence?

I shop online for convenience. The hotel’s location offers great convenience.

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