convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

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Where to buy tickets Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 Olathe City Council giving the greenlight on the convenience store would allow the developers to see if users would benefit from a convenience store in the Gateway. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025 This enables the grocery industry—which perennially struggles with razor-thin margins—to understand what’s working and what isn’t across the U.S. and across different store categories (e.g., supermarkets, hypermarkets, discounters, specialty stores, convenience stores). Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The pending petition, in part, questioned state health officials’ position that locating a dispensary adjacent to a convenience store would increase risks of crime. Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for convenience store 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of convenience store was in 1965

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“Convenience store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convenience%20store. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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