convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

Examples of convenience store in a Sentence

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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 Police identified Terry from surveillance video that showed him outside the convenience store about 4 p.m. on Nov. 5. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2025 Along the main road on the western shore, convenience stores, modest hotels, restaurants, and massage spas line at least one side of the street in each village, but few dwellings can be seen up the mountain interior nor seaside along the road. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 After receiving a takeover bid from Couche-Tard last year, Seven & I’s founding family had begun talks to take the convenience store owner private in what would have been the largest management buyout in history if successful. Reuters, CNN, 27 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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