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   convenience

   /kənˈviːnɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty: "services should be run to suit the convenience of customers, not of staff" Similar benefitusegoodcomforteaseenjoymentsatisfaction
   • ▪ the quality of being useful, easy, or suitable for someone: "the success of the food halls in large stores is due to their convenience" Similar expedienceexpediencyadvantageousnessadvantagefavourablenessopportunenesspropitiousnesstimelinesssuitabilityappropriatenessappropriacyfittingnessease of useusabilityusefulnessutilityserviceabilitypracticalityfunctionalityadvantagebenefitaccessibilityease of accesshandinessnearnessrare:propinquityOpposite inconvenienceinconveniencedisadvantageinaccessibility
   • ▪ a thing that contributes to an easy and effortless way of life: "voicemail was seen as one of the desktop conveniences of the electronic office" Similar applianceamenityfacilitydevicelabour-saving devicegadgetmachineinformal:gizmogimmickmod conformal:appurtenance
   • 2. a public toilet: British "the large council car park next to the public conveniences"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin convenientia, from convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing’, from the verb convenire (see convene).

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