expediency C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.ən.si/ See IPA manual Freq #55211 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation. Imperfet governments […] may palliate crimes upon the plea of necessity or expediency; divine wisdom discovers no expediency in vice; […]. 2 noun Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled. Utterly neglectful of what he owes to the kingdom which he hopes to regain, Charles has learned but adversity's worst lesson—expediency. 3 noun the quality of being suited to the end in view 4 noun Haste; dispatch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being fit or... expedience 2 noun · pursuit of the course of... convenience 3 noun · the quality of being suited... expedience 4 noun · haste; dispatch. expedience Word family Related forms expedeexpedienceexpedientexpediteexpedition Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expediency **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.ən.si/ **Frequency rank:** 55211 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation. 2. Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled. 3. the quality of being suited to the end in view 4. Haste; dispatch. ## Examples - Imperfet governments […] may palliate crimes upon the plea of necessity or expediency; divine wisdom discovers no expediency in vice; […]. - Utterly neglectful of what he owes to the kingdom which he hopes to regain, Charles has learned but adversity's worst lesson—expediency. ## Related Forms - expede - expedience - expedient - expedite - expedition ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown