'utility' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'utility' with 4 example sentences.
- utility adjective
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: used of beef; usable but inferior
: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
- utility noun
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: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
: the quality of being of practical use
: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
: (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
: 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
Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than style.
You have to pay for utilities.
We expect rapid growth of the utilities sector.
Public utility charges will go up next April.