Utility
1Utility — U*til i*ty, n. [OE. utilite, F. utilit[ e], L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See {Utile}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon… …
2utility — util·i·ty n pl ties 1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end 2 a: public utility b: a service or commodity provided by a public utility paid for rent and utilities; also: equipment or m …
3Utility — (engl. ‚Nutzen‘, ‚Versorgungsbetrieb‘) bezeichnet ein Dienstprogramm, Software Werkzeug zur Verwaltung eines Betriebssystems einen Fahrzeugtyp wie zum Beispiel den Holden Utility Landing Craft, Utility, ein Mehrzweck Landungsboot siehe auch:… …
4utility — /ju tiləti/, it. /u tiliti/ s. ingl. (propr. utilità ; pl. invar. o utilities ), usato in ital. al femm. (inform.) [spec. al plur., serie di istruzioni che facilitano, estendono o soccorrono le funzioni del sistema operativo o di un applicazione] …
5Utility — This article is about the economic concept. For other uses, see Utility (disambiguation). Part of a series on Utilitarianism …
6utility — I. noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English utilite, from Anglo French utilité, from Latin utilitat, utilitas, from utilis useful, from uti to use Date: 14th century 1. fitness for some purpose or worth to some end 2. something useful or… …
7utility — /yooh til i tee/, n., pl. utilities, adj. n. 1. the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemical has no utility as an agricultural fertilizer. 2. something useful; a useful thing. 3. a public service, as a telephone or electric… …
8Utility — The measure of the welfare or satisfaction of an investor or person. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * utility u‧til‧i‧ty [juːˈtɪlti] noun utilities PLURALFORM 1. [countable usually plural] COMMERCE a large company that provides… …
9utility — A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * utility u‧til‧i‧ty [juːˈtɪlti] noun… …
10utility — noun 1 usefulness ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ limited, low ▪ potential ▪ overall ▪ …
