Phrase guide

convenience store

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: minimarket, minimart, bodega, corner shop, corner store, dépanneur, konbini, pony keg, sari-sari store, superette, c-store

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: store, establishment

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noun

Meaning 2

a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shop, store

History

Etymology

From convenience + store.

Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِقَالَة (biqāla) — a small retail store
  • Arabic: مَتْجَر صَغِير (matjar ṣaḡīr) — a small retail store
  • Arabic: بقالة (baqqāla) — a small retail store
  • Arabic: بِقَالَة (bigāla) — a small retail store
  • Catalan: botiga de conveniència — a small retail store
  • Cebuano: sari-sari store — a small retail store
  • Chinese Cantonese: 便利店 — a small retail store
  • Chinese Cantonese: 便利商店 (bin6 lei6 soeng1 dim3) — a small retail store
  • Chinese Cantonese: 小賣店 /小卖店 (siu2 maai6 dim3) — a small retail store
  • Chinese Mandarin: 便利店 (biànlìdiàn) — a small retail store
  • Chinese Mandarin: 便利商店 (biànlì shāngdiàn) — a small retail store
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小賣店 /小卖店 (xiǎomàidiàn) — a small retail store
  • Czech: večerka — a small retail store
  • Danish: kiosk — a small retail store
  • Danish: nærbutik — a small retail store
  • Dutch: gemakswinkel — a small retail store
  • Dutch: buurtwinkel — a small retail store
  • Dutch: superette — a small retail store
  • Dutch: kruidenier — a small retail store
  • Dutch: kruidenierszaak — a small retail store
  • Dutch: avondwinkel — a small retail store
  • Dutch: nachtwinkel — a small retail store
  • Esperanto: vendejeto — a small retail store
  • Esperanto: bazaro — a small retail store
  • Estonian: lähikauplus — a small retail store
  • Finnish: kulmakauppa — a small retail store
  • Finnish: lähikauppa — a small retail store
  • Finnish: kioski — a small retail store
  • French: supérette — a small retail store
  • French: épicerie — a small retail store
  • French: dépanneur — a small retail store
  • French: épicerie de quartier — a small retail store
  • French: night shop — a small retail store
  • Georgian: მარკეტი (marḳeṭi) — a small retail store
  • Georgian: მინიმარკეტი (minimarḳeṭi) — a small retail store
  • Georgian: სასურსათო მაღაზია (sasursato maɣazia) — a small retail store
  • Georgian: მაღაზია (maɣazia) — a small retail store
  • German: Kiosk — a small retail store
  • German: Büdchen — a small retail store
  • German: Trinkhalle — a small retail store
  • German: Spätkauf — a small retail store
  • German: Späti — a small retail store
  • German: Eckladen — a small retail store
  • German: Nachbarschaftsladen — a small retail store
  • German: Tante-Emma-Laden — a small retail store
  • Greek: ψιλικατζίδικο (psilikatzídiko) — a small retail store
  • Greek: μίνι μάρκετ (míni márket) — a small retail store
  • Hungarian: ABC-áruház — a small retail store
  • Hungarian: kisbolt — a small retail store
  • Hungarian: minidiszkont — a small retail store
  • Hungarian: mini-ABC — a small retail store
  • Hungarian: éjjel-nappali — a small retail store
  • Indonesian: toko kelontong — a small retail store
  • Indonesian: toko swalayan — a small retail store
  • Indonesian: minimarket — a small retail store
  • Italian: minimarket — a small retail store
  • Italian: minimercato — a small retail store
  • Italian: superette — a small retail store
  • Italian: superetta — a small retail store
  • Italian: convenience store — a small retail store
  • Japanese: コンビニ (konbini) — a small retail store
  • Japanese: コンビニエンスストア (konbiniensu sutoa) — a small retail store
  • Japanese: CVS (shī-bui-esu) — a small retail store
  • Korean: 편의점 (pyeonuijeom) — a small retail store
  • Korean: 소매점 (somaejeom) — a small retail store
  • Lao: ມິນິມາກ (mi ni māk) — a small retail store
  • Lao: ຮ້ານສະດວກຊື້ (hān sa dūak sư̄) — a small retail store
  • Malay: kedai serbaneka — a small retail store
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nærbutikk — a small retail store
  • Iranian Persian: خوارْبارْفُروشی (xârbârforuši) — a small retail store
  • Polish: sklep ogólnospożywczy — a small retail store
  • Portuguese: loja de conveniência — a small retail store
  • Russian: вече́рний магази́н (večérnij magazín) — a small retail store
  • Russian: ночно́й магази́н (nočnój magazín) — a small retail store
  • Russian: круглосу́точный магази́н (kruglosútočnyj magazín) — a small retail store
  • Russian: дежу́рный магази́н (dežúrnyj magazín) — a small retail store
  • Russian: мини-суперма́ркет (mini-supermárket) — a small retail store
  • Russian: минима́ркет (minimárket) — a small retail store
  • Serbo-Croatian: mali dućan — a small retail store
  • Spanish: pulpería — a small retail store
  • Spanish: chino — a small retail store
  • Spanish: bodega — a small retail store
  • Spanish: abacería — a small retail store
  • Spanish: encomendería — a small retail store
  • Sranan Tongo: omu — a small retail store
  • Swedish: minilivs — a small retail store
  • Swedish: närbutik — a small retail store
  • Tagalog: sari-sari store — a small retail store
  • Thai: มินิมาร์ท (mí-ní-màat) — a small retail store
  • Thai: ร้านสะดวกซื้อ (ráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉ) — a small retail store
  • Turkish: bakkal — a small retail store
  • Turkish: Elverişlilik mağazası — a small retail store
  • Turkish: mahalle bakkalı — a small retail store
  • Urdu: کونے والی دُکان (kone vālī dukān) — a small retail store
  • Vietnamese: tạp hoá — a small retail store
  • Vietnamese: cửa hàng tiện lợi — a small retail store