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'utility' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'utility' with 4 example sentences.


utility adjective

: used of beef; usable but inferior

: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

utility noun

: 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.
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