Utility synonyms
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Gain or benefit
A private corporation that supplies some essential commodity or service to the public, under governmental regulation
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Gain or advantage; good:
used (related)
The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end
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software (related)
system (related)
The state or condition of being serviceable
(Uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.
A small gift; a party favor.
Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.
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The ratio of the energy delivered (or work done) by a machine to the energy needed (or work required) in operating the machine. The efficiency of any machine is always less than one due to forces such as friction that use up energy unproductively.
The quality or state of being adequate
The state of being productive.
gas company
Utility company
electricity company
Utility company
water company
Utility company
business (related)
The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:
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monopoly (related)
A company or combination that has a monopoly
(Grammar) An auxiliary verb.
Relating to an organic molecule, such as an alcohol, in which the functional group is attached to a secondary carbon.
(Gram.) Any word or word group, as a pronoun, the verb to do, etc., used in place of another word or words (Ex.: did for shouted in “she shouted, and he did, too”)
utility (grade)
used of beef; usable but inferior
(Computing) any of a large range of software, often included with the operating system of a mainframe or personal computer, that runs specific tasks associated with the computer or its environment
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service program
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
A company such as an electric company or gas company, the nature of which is to be a monopoly in a particular region. Because no free-market forces can exist in this situation, governmental regulation of such companies is the norm.
generator (related)
configuration (related)
installation (related)
automation (related)
software-based (related)
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The time spent in the military, as in, “in the service of one’s country.”
The quality of being suitable, useful or convenient
Profit is a benefit or gain, usually monetary.
inutility (antonym)
hardware (related)
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