Zweckdienlichkeit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- expediency noun The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
Senses
Zweckdienlichkeit is used for these senses in English:
- expediency (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
expediency — full definition
- noun The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
- noun Pursuit of the course of action that brings the desired effect even if it is unjust or unprincipled.
- noun Haste; dispatch.
- noun An expedient.