English to English
utility
(/j//u/'t/I/l/I/t/i/
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noun (n)
- a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- the quality of being of practical use(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer(noun.communication)Example:
A computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users.
source: wordnet30 - 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(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team(adj.all)Example:
A utility infielder.
source: wordnet30
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