Noun
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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
"the price of the house included all utilities"
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(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
"a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
- utility program - service program -
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
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the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
"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
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a company that performs a public service
subject to government regulation
- public utility - public utility company - public service corporation
Adjective
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capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
"a utility infielder"
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used of beef
usable but inferior
- utility grade