utility

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.

2. 2noun

   Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2.

3. 3noun

   Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism.

4. 4noun

   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"

5. 5noun

   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"

6. 6noun

   the quality of being of practical use

   Synonyms

   usefulness
7. 7noun

   (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"

8. 8noun

   a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

9. 9noun

   (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

10. 10adjective

    capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

    "a utility infielder"

    Synonyms

    substitute
11. 11adjective

    used of beef; usable but inferior