utility
/juːˈtɪləti/
adjective
- Designed for practical use rather than decoration; functional.
- The jacket is utility style with lots of pockets.
- They bought utility furniture that was simple and sturdy.
- He prefers utility vehicles that can handle rough terrain.
- Relating to services like electricity, water, or gas.
- The utility company sent a technician to fix the meter.
- She works for a utility provider in the customer service department.
- Utility rates have gone up this year.
noun
- A service such as electricity, water, or gas provided to homes and businesses.
- The storm knocked out power and other utilities for days.
- Many people are switching to solar energy to reduce their utility costs.
- We pay our utility bills online every month.
- The quality of being useful or practical.
- This tool has great utility for camping trips.
- The utility of a smartphone goes far beyond making calls.
- She questioned the utility of buying such an expensive gadget.
- A computer program designed to perform a specific task, often for system maintenance.
- This utility helps you back up your data automatically.
- I ran a disk utility to clean up old files.
- The antivirus utility scans for malware every week.
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