utility
nouns
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
the quality of being of practical use
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antonym
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"
is a type of (narrower)
work done by one person or group that benefits another
"budget separately for goods and services"
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
domain category
the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
is a type of (narrower)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
(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"
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"
is a type of (narrower)
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
"the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
adjectives
used of beef; usable but inferior
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
"a utility infielder"
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