Meaning of Expedience | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality of being fit or suitable to cause some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
   uncountable
2. Speed, haste or urgency.
   countable, uncountable
3. Something that is expedient.
   countable, uncountable
4. An expedition; enterprise; adventure.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“April 11 1690, John Sharp, sermon preached at White-Hall to determine⟳ concerning the expedience of actions”

“making hither with all due expedience”

“The sense⟳ of expedience that allowed White to cut⟳ deals and keep⟳ moving had made many, mistakenly, see⟳ him as shallow or, worse, unprincipled.”

“forwarding this dear expedience”

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