Unscramble utility

Definition of utility

adjective:

• used of beef; usable but inferior. Synonyms: utility-grade.
• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder". Synonyms: substitute.

noun:

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation. Synonyms: public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation.
• the quality of being of practical use. Synonyms: usefulness. Antonyms: inutility, uselessness.
• 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".
• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice.
• (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". Synonyms: service program, utility program.
• 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".

Related words

detergence, detergency, driver, function, heat, heating, helpfulness, instrumentality, plumbing, practicability, practicableness, practicality, purpose, role, serviceability, serviceableness, telco, usability, usableness, use, useableness, waterworks.

Words nearby

futility.

Rhymes with

acceptability, adaptability, admissibility, agility, amiability, applicability, availability, capability, civility, debility, docility, ductility, feasibility, fertility, flexibility, fragility, futility, hostility, inaccessibility, invisibility.