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convenience

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As a noun, convenience means the quality of being convenient. As a verb, it means make convenient.

Meanings of convenience

7 meanings

noun

  1. The quality of being convenient.

    “Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.”

  2. Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.

  3. A convenient time.

    “We will come over and begin the work at your convenience.”

  4. The state of being suitable or opportune

    “chairs arranged for his own convenience”

  5. A toilet that is available to the public

    Similar: public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility
  6. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job

    Similar: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, gismo

Ellipsis of public convenience: a public lavatory.

verb

  1. To make convenient

    “These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

noun: a toilet that is available to the public
public toiletcomfort stationpublic conveniencepublic lavatoryrestroomtoilet facilitywash room
noun: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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