Main entry: utility
Definition: the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
Usage: the cost of utilities never decreases; all the utilities were lost after the hurricane
Main entry: utility
Definition: 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
Usage: the price of the house included all utilities
Main entry: usefulness, utility
Definition: the quality of being of practical use
Main entry: utility, utility program, service program
Definition: (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
Usage: a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
Main entry: public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, utility
Definition: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Main entry: utility
Definition: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
Main entry: substitute, utility
Definition: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Usage: a utility infielder
Main entry: utility, utility-grade
Definition: used of beef; usable but inferior