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Noun: expedience  ik'speedeeuns
  1. The quality of being suited to the end in view
    - expediency
     
  2. Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
    - opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking

Derived forms: expediences

See also: expedient

Type of: advantage, selfishness, vantage

Antonym: inexpedience

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