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marriage of convenience

mar·riage of con·ven·ience
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mar-ij uhv, ov kuh n-veen-yuh ns]
    • /ˈmær ɪdʒ ʌv, ɒv kənˈvin yəns/
    • /ˈmærɪdʒ əv kənˈviː.ni.əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mar-ij uhv, ov kuh n-veen-yuh ns]
    • /ˈmær ɪdʒ ʌv, ɒv kənˈvin yəns/

Definitions of marriage of convenience words

  • noun marriage of convenience marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations. 1
  • noun marriage of convenience marriage for reasons other than love 1
  • noun marriage of convenience a marriage based on expediency rather than on love 0
  • noun marriage of convenience marriage entered into from calculated self-interest or expediency 0
See all 4 definitions of marriage of convenience

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Origin of marriage of convenience

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Marriage of convenience

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Marriage of convenience

marriage of convenience popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for marriage of convenience

noun marriage of convenience

  • mariage blanc — unconsummated marriage
  • mariage de convenance — marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.
All 2 Synonyms of marriage of convenience

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