expediency
/ɪkˈspiːdɪənsi/
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American sound/ɪkˈspiːdɪənsi/
ɪkˈspiːdɪənsi
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ɪk - ˈspiːdɪənsi -> expediency
Myanmar meaning
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သင့်တော်လျော်ကန်[သော]။ သင့်တော် သလို လုပ်[သော]။ အသုံးတည့် [သော]။
His action is seen as expedient rather than principled. ❍ The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient. expedience /-ǝns/ (also expediency /-ǝnsi/) n [U]: He acted from expediency, not from principle.
n လက်တွေ့အကျိုးဖြစ်စေသော နည်းလမ်း။
She gets quicker results by the simple expedient of telephoning customers rather than writing to them.
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measure, means, method, device, maneuver, ad hoc, advantageous, advisable, appropriate, beneficial, contrivance, convenient, desirable, discreet, effective, feasible, fit, fitting, gency, helpful, instrument, instrumentality, judicious, makeshift, medium, meet, necessary, opportune, politic, possible, practicable, practical, pragmatic, profitable, proper, prudent, recourse, refuge, resort, resource, scheme, seasonable, self-serving, shift, stopgap, stratagem, substitute, suitable, tactical, timely, useful, utilitarian, way, wise, worthwhile
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