Difference between Expedience and Expediency

What is the difference between Expedience and Expediency?

Expedience as a noun is speed or urgency while Expediency as a noun is suitability for particular circumstance or situation.

Expedience

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Speed or urgency Something that is expedient.

Expediency

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Suitability for particular circumstance or situation.The state of being expedient; expedience.

Example sentence: Whether it was the Alaskan pipeline disaster or the Texas City refinery fire where 15 people died, time after time it's been shown that BP chooses expediency over safety.

We hope you now know whether to use Expedience or Expediency in your sentence.

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