convenance

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It is equally obvious to anyone who knows Philip that he is not the type to submit meekly to the dictates of a dynastic manage de convenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Value is either a "rapport de convenance" between a man and a good, i.e., ophelimity, or is a "taux d'échange," a ratio between two goods.

From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)

Lady Betty was the widow of a rich gentleman, to whom she had been married but a few years, when death ended what could not have ever been more than a mariage de convenance.

From Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days by Marshall, Emma

However much the Americans may wish to deny it, I am inclined to think that there are more marriages of convenance in the United States than in most other countries.

From Diary in America, Series Two by Marryat, Frederick

I shuddered at the idea of a mere mariage de convenance.

From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)