expedience
noun [U] /ɪkˈspiː.di.əns/ (also expediency) formalDefinition
› the situation in which something is helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable: As a matter of expedience, we will not be taking on any new staff this year. I think this government operates on the basis of expediency, not of principle.Useful or advantageous
(Definition of expedience noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous adjective
- all-singing adjective
- amiss adjective
- enlightening adjective
- expedient adjective
- favourable adjective
- fecund adjective
- fodder noun (USEFUL PEOPLE/THINGS)
- foil noun (COMPARISON)
- pay dirt noun
- practicality noun (SUITABLE)
- preferential adjective
- productive adjective
- profitable adjective
- viable adjective
- wholesome adjective
- win-win adjective
- worthwhile adjective
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