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How to pronounce utility
Say it like this: /juˈtɪləti/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does utility mean?
nounThe state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
“"The profession has its utility, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it."”
Something that is useful.
The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
adjHaving to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
“utility line; utility bill”
containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, c
“utility room; utility corridor”
Functional rather than attractive.
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