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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 meaningsnoun
The quality of being convenient.
“Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.”
Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
A convenient time.
“We will come over and begin the work at your convenience.”
The state of being suitable or opportune
“chairs arranged for his own convenience”
A toilet that is available to the public
Similar: public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facilityA 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
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).