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utility

/ utility /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the service provided by a utility company
"the cost of utilities never decreases"
Type of:
service
noun Sense 2
a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
"the price of the house included all utilities"
Type of:
facility installation
Kinds of:
electrical system electrical plant heating system heating plant heating
noun Sense 3
the quality of being of practical use
Opposites:
inutility uselessness unusefulness
Type of:
quality
Kinds of:
detergency detergence function purpose role
Derived:
use utilize utilise apply employ
noun Sense 4
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Type of:
service
Kinds of:
telephone company telephone service phone company phone service telco
noun Sense 5
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
Type of:
system of measurement metric
Kinds of:
marginal utility
Domain:
economics economic science political economy
noun Sense 6
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
"a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
Type of:
program programme computer program
Kinds of:
driver device driver diagnostic program input program output program
Domain:
computer science computing
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
2
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service facility installation electrical system electrical plant heating system heating plant heating quality detergency detergence function