convenience
part of speech
noun (convenience, uncountable; a convenience, conveniences)
meaning for a pupil
1) Convenience is being easy, useful or quick for you, so it saves time or trouble: "for convenience, we eat at school". tree →
2) A convenience is a thing that makes life easier, like a microwave. tree →
3) At your convenience means at a time that suits you. tree →
4) (UK, euphemism, formal) A public convenience is a public toilet. tree →
5) Convenience food is ready-made food that is quick to prepare. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, convenience stores (USA, Canada, Australia; UK corner shops) are small shops open long hours. In UK signs, "public conveniences" means toilets — a polite word. In health lessons, convenience food is quick but often less healthy. Phrases: for convenience, at your convenience, convenience store, convenience food, public conveniences, marriage of convenience.
examples
- We shop at the convenience store on the corner. tree →
- For convenience, we packed sandwiches. tree →
- Please reply at your earliest convenience. tree →
- The public conveniences are next to the car park. tree →
- A dishwasher is a great convenience. tree →
- Convenience food is quick but can be full of salt. tree →
- Living near school is a real convenience. tree →
- Punctually at eight o'clock my performance closed, for children must go early to bed, and a manager must also consult the convenience of the public. tree →
note
Adjective: convenient; opposite: inconvenience. Spelling: -ience, not -iance. "Public conveniences" is a British euphemism for toilets.
In the corpora
- "Convenience fee" means an extra charge for paying online or by card (US).
- Corner shops often charge more than big supermarkets because they buy smaller amounts and stay open late near you; you pay for convenience.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «convenience» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.