EXPEDIENCIES Synonyms

• anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

• things that make you comfortable and at ease

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• something won (especially money)

• making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

• a settlement of differences

• in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality

• living quarters provided for public convenience

• the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need

• (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

• the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

• (tennis) first point scored after deuce

• benefit resulting from some event or action

• give an advantage to

• financial assistance in time of need

• something that aids or promotes well-being

• a performance to raise money for a charitable cause

• derive a benefit from

• be beneficial for

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

• a desirable state

• very close and convivial

• a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

• skillful performance or ability without difficulty

• a natural effortlessness

• something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service

• a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you

• a quantity that is added

• the advantageous quality of being beneficial

• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

• the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

• obtain

• win something through one's efforts

• derive a benefit from

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• rise in rate or price

• increase or develop

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• increase (one's body weight)

• an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

• gain or regain energy

• A positive quantity.

• An asset or useful addition.

• A plus sign: +.

• To add; to subject to addition.

• (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.

• To improve.

• To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

• (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

• To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

• (social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+.

• To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

• (optometry) To increase a correction.

• available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

• a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

• the quality of being of practical use

• the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

• (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

• a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal

• used of beef; usable but inferior

• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

• the quality of being suited to the end in view

• taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others