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Meaning of 'utility'
Meaning of 'utility' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Utility 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2.
- Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism.
Meaning of 'utility' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. utility [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
Example in sentence:
- a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
Meaning (2):
- the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
- the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
Example in sentence:
- all the utilities were lost after the hurricane;
- the cost of utilities never decreases
Meaning (3):
- 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
- 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 in sentence:
- the price of the house included all utilities
2. utility [ s]
[ s]Meaning (4):
- capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
- capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Example in sentence:
- a utility infielder
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