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- DictionaryU·til·i·ty/yo͞oˈtilədē/
noun
- 1. the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial: "he had a poor opinion of the utility of book learning"
- 2. an organization supplying the community with electricity, gas, water, or sewerage.
adjective
- 1. useful, especially through being able to perform several functions: "a utility truck"
- 2. functional rather than attractive: "utility clothing"
1. the state or quality of being useful; usefulness. 2. something useful; a useful thing. 3. a public service, as the providing of electricity, gas, water, a telephone system, or bus and railroad lines. 4. public utility.
2 days ago · 1. the quality or property of being useful; usefulness. 2. something useful. 3. a. something useful to the public, esp. the service of electric power, gas, water, telephone, etc. b. a company or government agency providing such a service.
Utility means “of practical use.” We refer to government facilities that provide water, electricity and natural gas as public utilities. Utility is similar to the word utilize, which is basically a stuffy word for use. Definitions of utility. noun. the quality of being of practical use. synonyms: usefulness. see more. noun.
utility. noun. OPAL W. /juːˈtɪləti/. /juːˈtɪləti/. (plural utilities) [countable] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply. a privatized electricity utility. Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane.
Britannica Dictionary definition of UTILITY. 1. [noncount] formal : the quality or state of being useful. Some experts question the utility [= usefulness] of the procedure. a plan without much practical/economic utility. 2. [count] a : a service (such as a supply of electricity or water) that is provided to the public — usually plural.
the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemical has no utility as an agricultural fertilizer. something useful; a useful thing. a public service, as a telephone or electric-light system, a streetcar or railroad line, or the like. Cf. public utility (def. 1).
Utilities Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Noun. Filter. noun. Plural form of utility. Wiktionary. Synonyms: expediencies. uses. efficiencies. services. benefits. avails. profits. advantages. conveniences. efficacies. adequacies. auxiliaries. secondaries. substitutes. accounts. Utilities Sentence Examples.
