1. A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
   - public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation 
2. The quality of being of practical use
   - usefulness 
3. 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" 
4. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice 
5. (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"
   - utility program, service program 
6. 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"

1. Used of beef; usable but inferior
   - utility-grade 
2. Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
   "a utility infielder"
   - substitute

Derived forms: utilities

See also: inferior, secondary, useless, utile, utilitarian, utilize

Type of: computer program, computer programme [Brit], facility, installation, metric, program, programme [Brit, Cdn], quality, service, system of measurement

Antonym: inutility

Encyclopedia: Utility

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