expedient: Meaning and Definition of

ex•pe•di•ent

1. tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go.
2. conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right.
3. acting in accordance with expediency.

1. a means to an end: The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor.
2. a means devised or employed in an exigency; resource; shift: Use any expedients you think necessary to get over the obstacles in your way.