expedient

adjective [not gradable]

/ɪkˈspid·i·ənt/

Definition

› helpful or useful in a particular situation, and without considering any moral question that might influence your decision: We thought it expedient not to pay the builder until he finished the work. expediency

/ɪkˈspid·i·ən·si/ noun [U] (also expedience, /ɪkˈspid·i·əns/) › political expediency

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