Meaning Of The Word Marriage of convenience
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Marriage of convenience Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Marriage of convenience?
marriage of convenience in British English
marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations marriage entered into from calculated self-interest or expediency noun: a marriage based on expediency rather than on love |
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