Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

convenience store

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
con-ve-nience -s-tore
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From convenience + store.

Inflected Forms

convenience stores (plural)

Phrases

convenience food gas station milk bar

Frequently Paired Words

convenience food gas station milk bar supermarket grocery store drug store pharmacy package store

Synonyms

minimarket minimart bodega corner shop corner store dépanneur konbini pony keg sari-sari store superette c-store

Questions

What does convenience store mean?
A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.
Where does convenience store come from?
From convenience + store.

How to pronounce convenience store

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