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Definition of marriage of convenience noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marriage of convenience

noun

/ˌmærɪdʒ əv kənˈviːniəns/

/ˌmærɪdʒ əv kənˈviːniəns/

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a marriage that is made for practical, financial or political reasons and not because the two people love each otherTopics Life stagesc2

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