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, 13 July 2025 The convenience store chain is offering a free Slurpee promotion in Michigan for the day. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 July 2025 For convenience store leaders, maximizing profitability hinges not on expanding hours but on strategically orchestrating operations to match the distinct rhythms of customer demand that ebb and flow from dawn till dusk. Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Licensing and zoning of convenience stores that sell tobacco products might be invalidated. Bethany Bruner, The Enquirer, 9 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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