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utility noun
Meaning : A company that performs a public service. Subject to government regulation.
Synonyms : public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation
Meaning : The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility.
Example :
The cost of utilities never decreases.
All the utilities were lost after the hurricane.
Meaning : (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice.
Meaning : (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer.
Example :
A computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users.
Synonyms : service program, utility program
Meaning : 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.
Example :
The price of the house included all utilities.
utility adjective
Meaning : Used of beef. Usable but inferior.
Synonyms : utility-grade
Meaning : Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.
Example :
A utility infielder.
Synonyms : substitute
