convenience store
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- noun
- /kənˈviːniəns stɔːr/
:
tienda de conveniencia
- The convenience store on the corner is always open late, making it easy to pick up milk or bread.
- grocery and convenience stores
- gas stations and convenience stores
- supermarkets and convenience stores
Evelyn Adams, a clerk in a convenience store, really beat the odds.
- Evelyn Adams, a clerk in a convenience store, really beat the odds.
- I'm really shy in the family, and he has a couple convenience stores.
- It was purchased at a convenience store that was connected to a, a, a gas station.
- We can find gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants, and find areas that will allow us to earn back money on every single gallon of gas.
- And then they went to find a replacement and they brought in a person who had all of their experience at retail stores, at convenience stores.
- I've stolen just like things from like convenience stores.
- Boom, next scene, like don't eat crappy things like at the convenience store.
- So there was a convenience store at the end of my block and I would always get go there and buy like porn.
- They had the courage to say no to a convenience store that was about to open up very close to the school because that convenience store opens up.
- He goes in and he robs the convenience store clerk and takes his wallet and asks the guy what he wants to do with his life.
- Eric Garner selling cigarettes out in front of a cafe of a convenience store in Staten Island, NY city choked to death by a police officer.
Examples
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One important finding was that convenience stores outnumber supermarkets and smaller grocery stores in the region.
Academic text (2004) -
The road was lined with twenty-four-hour convenience stores, and he was terribly thirsty.
Fiction book (1993) -
Welcome to the convenience store.
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It's a good day's walk to get downtown, but there are convenience stores a lot closer than that.
Fiction book (1998) -
My stepfather and my mom run a convenience store.
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On the corner was a dusty convenience store run by two Lebanese brothers.
Fiction book (1998) -
Evelyn Adams, a clerk in a convenience store, really beat the odds.
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Fruit sandals can be found in bakeries and convenience stores in Japan.
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In my constituency, local convenience stores are taking the strain, processing bills and often facing exorbitant bank charges for the privilege of doing that.
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I stopped by the convenience store to grab some snacks for the movie night.
Synonyms
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A shop that sells food and household items
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A shop that sells food and other everyday items
Antonyms
How Convenient
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'convenience' (the quality of being easy or suitable) + 'store' (a shop), indicating a shop that provides easy access to everyday items or services. This noun–noun composition follows common lexical compounding patterns and has close parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Convenience store comes from the idea of a small store that offers 'convenience', a quick place to buy 'everyday' things near home or on the road, often open late. That's why it means a small shop that sells basic items and is easy to visit when you need something quickly.