Notlösung — meaning in English

English meaning

• expedient adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
• makeshift adj Put together quickly as a temporary, improvised solution.
• stopgap noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.

Senses

Notlösung is used for these senses in English:

• backstop A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
• band-aid (Australia, Canada, US, Philippines, informal) A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight. [from 1968]
• expedient A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
• jury-rig (nautical) An improvised rigging.
• makeshift A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
• stopgap A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

expedient — full definition

1. adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
2. noun A convenient method used to achieve a result quickly, especially as a shortcut.

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