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convenience

[kuhn-veen-yuhns] Origin

con·ven·ience

[kuhn-veen-yuhns]
noun
1.
the quality of being convenient; suitability.
2.
anything that saves or simplifies work, adds to one's ease or comfort, etc., as an appliance, utensil, or the like.
3.
a convenient situation or time: at your convenience.
4.
advantage or accommodation: a shelter for the convenience of travelers.
5.
Chiefly British. water closet (def. 1).
adjective
6.
easy to obtain, use, or reach; made for convenience: convenience utensils that can be discarded after use.

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Convenience is always a great word to know.
So is conscience. Does it mean:
the inner sense of what is right or wrong which leads one's thoughts and actions
injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow or fall

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin convenientia harmony, agreement. See convenient, -ence


1. utility, handiness, availability.

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convenience (kənˈviːnɪəns)
 
n
1.  the state or quality of being suitable or opportune: the convenience of the hour
2.  a convenient time or situation
3.  at your convenience at a time suitable to you
4.  formal at your earliest convenience as soon as possible
5.  usefulness, comfort, or facility
6.  an object that is particularly useful, esp a labour-saving device
7.  euphemistic chiefly (Brit) a lavatory, esp a public one
8.  make a convenience of to take advantage of; impose upon

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Word Origin & History

convenience
early 15c., "agreement," from L. convenientia "meeting together, agreement, harmony," from convenire (see convene). Meaning "suitable, adapted to existing conditions" is from c.1600; that of "personally not difficult" is from 1703.
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Idioms & Phrases

convenience

see at one's convenience.

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