Meaning of utility | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness
2. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
   countable, uncountable
3. Something that is useful
4. Something that is useful.
   countable, uncountable
5. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end:account, advantage, avail, benefit, profit, use, usefulness.
6. The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity
7. The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
   countable, uncountable
8. useful rather than ornamental. Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful. eenvoudig, nuttig نَفْعي полезен utilitário užitkový nützlich funktionel πρακτικός, λειτουργικόςutilitario praktiline دارای کارایی؛ کارور käytännöllinen utilitaireשימושי सजावटी के बजाय उपयोगी होना, उपयोग संबंधी koristan praktikus berguna sem hefur notagildi/gerir gagn pratico, funzionale 実用的な 실용적인 utilitarinis, praktinis utilitārs; pielietojams utilitarian utilitairfunksjonell, nyttepreget utylitarny ...
9. Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness
10. Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
    countable, uncountable
11. The quality or condition of being useful; usefulness: "I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament" (Winston S. Churchill).
12. A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage
13. A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
    countable, uncountable
14. A useful article or device.
15. A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
    broadly, countable, uncountable
16. A public utility.
17. Computers A utility program.
    Computers
18. A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
    countable, uncountable
19. Economics The benefit that a chosen course of action affords, as subjectively judged by the chooser.
    Economics
20. 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.
    countable, uncountable
21. Used, serving, or working in several capacities as needed, especially:a. Prepared to play any of the smaller theatrical roles on short notice: a utility cast member.
22. The ability to play multiple positions.
    countable, uncountable
23. Designed for various often heavy-duty practical uses: a utility knife; a utility vehicle.
24. A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin.
    Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
25. Raised or kept for the production of a farm product rather than for show or as pets: utility livestock.

Equivalents

Examples

“"The profession has its utility, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it."”

“Undoubtedly it can be said that the humble 0-6-0 has been the backbone for general service, or general utility on British railways right from their earliest days, and is likely to remain so.”

“The complex includes the usual utilities (gas and electricity) and amenities like wifi and a gym (toilets with toiletries).”

“Elsewhere, utility diversion works are still scheduled to continue, with work to move a gas main on Drummond Street set to begin in early 2025.”

“The 'slab track' system negates the need to divert utilities such as gas pipes and telecoms cables by only digging down to a depth of 30cm.”

“a graphics utility; a music utility”

“Holonyms: app, application, program”

“I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.”

“The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities.”

“Tim Archer got into the utility and drove[.] The car was a 1946 Chevrolet, somewhat battered by four years of station use, a sturdy practical vehicle with a coupé front seat and an open truck body behind.”

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