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# convenience

«convenience» in Mova's school dictionary: **being easy, useful or quick for you, so it saves time or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (convenience, uncountable; a convenience, conveniences)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Convenience is being easy, useful or quick for you, so it saves time or trouble: "for convenience, we eat at school". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#m1)

2) A convenience is a thing that makes life easier, like a microwave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#m2)

3) At your convenience means at a time that suits you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#m3)

4) (UK, euphemism, formal) A public convenience is a public toilet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#m4)

5) Convenience food is ready-made food that is quick to prepare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, convenience stores (USA, Canada, Australia; UK corner shops) are small shops open long hours. In UK signs, "public conveniences" means toilets — a polite word. In health lessons, convenience food is quick but often less healthy. Phrases: for convenience, at your convenience, convenience store, convenience food, public conveniences, marriage of convenience.

### examples

- We shop at the convenience store on the corner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x1)
- For convenience, we packed sandwiches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x2)
- Please reply at your earliest convenience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x3)
- The public conveniences are next to the car park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x4)
- A dishwasher is a great convenience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x5)
- Convenience food is quick but can be full of salt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x6)
- Living near school is a real convenience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x7)
- Punctually at eight o'clock my performance closed, for children must go early to bed, and a manager must also consult the convenience of the public. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/#x8)

### note

Adjective: convenient; opposite: inconvenience. Spelling: -ience, not -iance. "Public conveniences" is a British euphemism for toilets.

### In the corpora

- ["Convenience fee" means an extra charge for paying online or by card (US).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/23-fees-bugs-and-spin/5/)
- [Corner shops often charge more than big supermarkets because they buy smaller amounts and stay open late near you; you pay for convenience.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/13-unit-prices-and-sales-that-are-not-really-sales/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «convenience» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convenience/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.