convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

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Produced by Disney’s Onyx Collective and 20th Television, Deli Boys centers on Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj Dar (Saagar Shaikh), Pakistani-American brothers whose father, to the best of their knowledge, owned a string of convenience stores. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 That same month, the Roundhill HALO ETF, which focuses on high-asset, low-obsolescence stocks as a diversification strategy from AI, purchased shares of Casey’s, marking the fund’s sole convenience store investment. — Norah Rami, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Charging stations also support the gas stations, convenience stores and strip malls where they are located. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Shooting of DeAnthony Guthrie Parker is accused of shooting Guthrie multiple times in the parking lot of a convenience store at East 35th Street and Cleveland Avenue in the Palestine East neighborhood of Kansas City. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convenience store

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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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 Aug. 2026.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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