expedient
US /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
UK /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
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helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable:
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It might be expedient not to pay him until the work is finished.
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láu cá
an action that is expedient:
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a political expedient