convenience store

noun

: a small often franchised market that is open long hours

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Inside, customers will find the usual convenience store staples, snacks, candy, bottled water and energy drinks. Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 June 2026 Kratom, and its more powerful derivative 7-OH, are drugs that have been available over the counter at vape shops, head shops and convenience stores. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 The company positions itself as more than your average truck stop or roadside convenience store. Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 June 2026 McClain, 23, had been forcibly restrained by police, who stopped him in response to a suspicious person complaint as the massage therapist walked home from a convenience store in 2019. Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 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 9 Jun. 2026.

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convenience store

noun
: a small market that is open many hours

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