marriage of convenience

marriage of convenience

noun
marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.

Origin:
1705–15
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marriage of convenience
 
n
a marriage based on expediency rather than on love

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