utility

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

A useful service like water, gas, or power.

Meanings of «utility»

1 · noun

a useful service like water, gas, or power

Our town added a new water utility this year.

2 · noun

a small computer program that performs one task

I downloaded a utility to clean old files.

Similar: tool program application

3 · noun

the quality of being useful or practical

The old tool still has some utility for repairs.

Similar: usefulness practicality

Translation

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«utility» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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Word family

utility B2 · nounutilize C1 · verbutilization C1 · noun

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