utility
The state or condition of being usefulThe state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
» You have to pay for utilities.
Die Nebenkosten müssen Sie bezahlen.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
Nützlichkeit
поле́зностьpoléznostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Something that is useful.
поле́зная вещьpoléznaja veščʹ
(countable, uncountable)The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
полезностьpoleznostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
(countable, uncountable)A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.
The complex includes the usual utilities (gas and electricity) and amenities like wifi and a gym (toilets with toiletries).
Grundversorgung
the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider.
(countable, uncountable)A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining.
a graphics utility; a music utility
(countable, uncountable)A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software.
Holonyms: app, application, program
I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.
обслу́живающая програ́ммаobslúživajuščaja prográmma, утили́таutilíta
(countable, uncountable)The ability to play multiple positions.
(Australia, New Zealand, countable, uncountable)A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin.
Examples
37 sentencesYou have to pay for utilities.
deDie Nebenkosten müssen Sie bezahlen.
Utilities are extra.
deDie Nebenkosten sind nicht inbegriffen.
He works for a public utility.
Public utility charges will go up next April.
deKommenden April steigen die Gebühren der öffentlichen Versorgungsbetriebe.
Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than style.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from LatinFrom Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from Latin ūtilitās, from uti (“to use”). By surface analysis, utile + -ity.
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Forms
plural: utilitiesSynonyms
9 synonyms- the quality of being of practical use:usefulness
- a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation:public utilitypublic utility companypublic-service corporation
- (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer:utility programservice program
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
38 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable