Marriage Of Convenience Definition

marriages-of-convenience
noun
A marriage or joint undertaking arranged for political, economic, or social benefit rather than from personal attachment.
American Heritage
Marriage entered into from calculated self-interest or expediency.
Webster's New World

A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; especially one conducted to obtain entry or residence rights in a country.

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Other Word Forms of Marriage Of Convenience

Noun

Singular:
marriage of convenience
Plural:
marriages-of-convenience

Origin of Marriage Of Convenience

  • A caqlue of French mariage de convenance.

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Marriage Of Convenience Sentence Examples

  • It was a marriage of convenience and I regret the pain that I caused her.

  • I apparently loved cigarettes and it was a marriage of convenience that kept us together as one.

  • While these rumors only add more fuel to the marriage of convenience rumors, these revelations are no where near as disturbing as the discovery that Al has been seen walking through his building wearing Spandex.

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