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utility
/juˈtɪləti/
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What does utility mean?
noun
- The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
- Something that is useful.
- The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
More meanings (10)
noun
- Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
- A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
- A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
- A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
- A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software.
- The ability to play multiple positions.
- A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin.
adjective
- Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
- containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc.
- Functional rather than attractive.
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IPA pronunciation
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See this word in context.
Social education, when well done, can always draw from a soul, of whatever sort it may be, the utility which it contains.
What is the law of expropriation on the ground of public utility, which everybody favors, and which is even thought too lenient?
More book examples (3)
But although the criticism of erroneous doctrines is seldom of practical utility, it is extremely interesting from a psychological point of view.
Natural science is recommended on the ground of its practical utility, but is taught as a special accomplishment in removal from application.
I present here only a few of Darwin’s most important notes and observations in order to demonstrate their utility for our purpose.