utility, n.
(utilities)
freq. cnt. 8
(utilities)
freq. cnt. 8
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
public utility public utility company public-service corporation utility
the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
utility
sample sentences
"the cost of utilities never decreases""all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
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the quality of being of practical use
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
usefulness utility
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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
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utility
sample sentences
"the price of the house included all utilities"
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electrical system, electrical plant
heating system, heating plant, heating, heat
plumbing, plumbing system
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(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
<noun.communication>
service program utility utility program
sample sentences
"a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
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driver, device driver
diagnostic program
input program
output program
sort program, sorting program
trace program
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(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
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utility
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