Expedient
Definitions
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
Equivalents
Françaisexpédient
27 more languages
Azərbaycan diliməqsədəuyğun
Bosanskiначин
Ελληνικάλυσιτελής
Gaeilgeoiriúnach
हिन्दीयुक्ति
Hrvatskiначин
日本語方便
한국어방편
Portuguêsexpediente
Românăexpeditiv
Српскиначин
Svenskaändamålsenlig
Tiếng Việtchước
Examples
“To secure such a market, there is no other expedient, than to promote⟳ manufacturing establishments.”
“He would never let⟳ her know⟳ that he was aware of the strange expedient to which she had been driven by her great distress.”
“Depressingly, [...] the expedient of importing African slaves was in part meant to protect⟳ the native American population from exploitation.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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