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ɪ noun
1.
the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemical has no utility as an agricultural fertilizer.
2.
something useful; a useful thing.
3.
a public service, as a telephone or electric-light system, a streetcar or railroad line, or the like. Compare public utility ( def 1 ).
4.
Often, utilities. a useful or advantageous factor or feature: the relative utilities of a religious or a secular education.
5.
Economics. the capacity of a commodity or a service to satisfy some human want.
6.
the principle and end of utilitarian ethics; well-being or happiness; that which is conducive to the happiness and well-being of the greatest number.
7.
Computers. utility program.
8.
utilities, stocks or bonds of public utilities.
9.
a grade of beef immediately below commercial.
adjective
10.
(of domestic animals) raised or kept as a potentially profitable product rather than for show or as pets: utility breeds; utility livestock.
11.
having or made for a number of useful or practical purposes rather than a single, specialized one: a utility knife.
12.
designed chiefly for use or service rather than beauty, high quality, or the like: a utility vehicle; utility furniture.
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utility (juːˈtɪlɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a. the quality of practical use; usefulness; serviceability |
| b. (as modifier): a utility fabric | |
| 2. | something useful |
| 3. | a. a public service, such as the bus system; public utility |
| b. (as modifier): utility vehicle | |
| 4. | economics |
| a. the ability of a commodity to satisfy human wants | |
| b. See disutility the amount of such satisfaction | |
| 5. | statistics |
| a. a measure of the total benefit or disadvantage attaching to each of a set of alternative courses of action | |
| b. expected utility See also decision theory (as modifier): utility function | |
| 6. | (Austral), (NZ) utility truck, Also called: ute a small truck with an open body and low sides, often with a removable tarpaulin cover; pick-up |
| 7. | a piece of computer software designed for a routine task, such as examining or copying files |
| [C14: from Old French utelite, from Latin ūtilitās usefulness, from ūtī to use] | |
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Word Origin & History
utility
1391, "fact of being useful," from O.Fr. utilite "usefulness" (1291), earlier utilitet (12c.), from L. utilitatem (nom. utilitas) "usefulness, serviceableness, profit," from utilis "usable," from uti (see use). As a shortened form of public utility it is recorded from 1930.
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Example sentences
The producers and marketers that sell gas to utilities, however, have been laughing all the way to the bank over the last decade.
Check with your local water and energy utilities for programs available in your area.
All this uncertainty and expense has doubtless put off utilities.
For decades, researchers and utilities have been working on various ways to monitor power grids.
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