matter of course

1. 1.

   an inevitable ending

   Synonymsforegone conclusion

   Broaderending

Questions about matter of course

What does matter of course mean?

matter of course means "an inevitable ending".

What is another word for matter of course?

Close synonyms include foregone conclusion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is matter of course a common word?

matter of course is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.