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convenience

 
Dictionary: con·ven·ience   (kən-vēn'yəns) pronunciation
n.
  1. The quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purposes, or needs: the convenience of living near shops, schools, and libraries.
  2. Personal comfort or advantage: services that promote the customer's convenience.
  3. Something that increases comfort or saves work: household conveniences such as a washing machine, an electric can opener, and disposable diapers. See synonyms at amenity.
  4. A suitable or agreeable time: Fill out the form at your earliest convenience.
  5. Chiefly British. A lavatory.

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noun

    Anything that increases physical comfort: amenity, comfort, facility (often used in plural). See comfort/discomfort.

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n

Definition: availability, usefulness; useful thing
Antonyms: inconvenience, inexpedience, inutility, unsuitability, uselessness, waste

n

Definition: spare time
Antonyms: hardship, inconvenience


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IN BRIEF: A device that is very useful for a particular job. Also: The state of being suitable or opportune.

pronunciation It is certainly a convenience to have a car that is trustworthy.

Wikipedia: Convenience
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Convenience is anything that is intended to save resources (time, energy) or frustration. A convenience store at a petrol station, for example, sells items that have nothing to do with gasoline/petrol, but it saves the consumer from having to go to a grocery store. "Convenience" is a very relative term and its meaning tends to change over time. What was once a convenience (eg. an automobile) is today regarded as a normal part of life. Likewise today's luxuries may be perceived in the same way in the future.

Some have criticised Western culture, particularly American culture, for its reliance on such conveniences and the Eastern culture, particularly the Middle East for its lack of conveniences. The Dead Kennedys released an album called Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death, a pun on Patrick Henry's famous quote and speech "Give me liberty or give me death". The Amish (such as the Pennsylvania Dutch) shun all modern conveniences, including electricity.

Supposed "conveniences" also sometimes turn out to be a nuisance, including personal computers (can be difficult to use, though this is improving gradually) and mobile phones (with annoying rings and conversations in what would or should be a quiet place). Conveniences also cost time and money to fix when they break down, and may cause much greater costs if something else that depends on them cannot take place. On the other hand, conveniences such as direct deposit can save everyone money, though this may or may not be passed along to the consumer.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bekvemmelighed, fordel, behagelighed, hjælpemiddel, toilet

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    når det passer en
  • convenience food    færdigretter
  • convenience store    døgnkiosk, nærbutik

Nederlands (Dutch)
gemak, voordeel, (openbaar) toilet, handig ding

Français (French)
n. - commodité, confort, avantage, (GB) toilettes (sout)

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    à la convenance de, à son bon plaisir
  • convenience food    aliments tout préparés, plats cuisinés
  • convenience store    (US) commerce de proximité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Annehmlichkeit, Zweckmäßigkeit

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    wann es jmndm. paßt
  • convenience food    fertig zubereitete Nahrung
  • convenience store    Geschäft mit langen Ladenöffnungszeiten und großer Produktmenge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταλληλότητα, ευκολία, άνεση, κομφόρ, (Βρετ.) (δημόσιο) ανακουφιστήριο, αποχωρητήριο

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    με την άνεσή μου
  • convenience food    πρόχειρο φαγητό
  • convenience store    (ΗΠΑ) παντοπωλείο με συνεχές ωράριο

Italiano (Italian)
comodo, convenienza

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    con comodo
  • convenience food    cibi pronti
  • convenience store    negozietto familiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conveniência (f)

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    quando for conveniente
  • convenience food    refeição (f) rápida
  • convenience store    loja (f) de conveniência

Русский (Russian)
удобство

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    в любое удобное время
  • convenience food    полуфабрикат
  • convenience store    небольшой продуктовый магазин

Español (Spanish)
n. - comodidad, confort, conveniencia, ventaja

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    cuando guste, cuando le sea posible
  • convenience food    platos preparados, comida de preparación rápida
  • convenience store    tienda de comestibles que atiende hasta muy tarde

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lämplighet, bekvämlighet, förmånlighet, förmån, bekväm sak

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
方便, 无忧虑, 便利的事物

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    在某人方便的时候...
  • convenience food    便利食品
  • convenience store    便利商店

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 方便, 無憂慮, 便利的事物

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    在某人方便的時候...
  • convenience food    便利食品
  • convenience store    便利商店

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 편리함, 형편이 좋은 상태, 유용품

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    형편 닿는 대로, 편리한 때에

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 便利さ, 好都合, 安楽, 便利なもの, 衣食住の便, 便所, 便利

idioms:

  • at one's convenience    都合のよい時に
  • convenience food    インスタント食品
  • convenience store    日用雑貨店, コンビニエンスストア

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مناسبه, وسيله للراحه, مراحيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שירותים, שעה נוחה, נוחיות, נוחות‬


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