Utility (Noun)
Meaning 1
A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 2
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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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Meaning 3
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 4
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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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
(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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
The quality of being of practical use.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.