utility

(s) used of beef; usable but inferior utility-grade,
(s) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
- a utility infielder
substitute,

(n) a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation public-service corporation, public utility, public utility company,
(n) the quality of being of practical use usefulness,
(n) 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
(n) (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
(n) (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
service program, utility program,
(n) 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

utility-grade public-service corporation public utility public utility company usefulness substitute service program utility program

inutility unusefulness uselessness

utilise utilize

utility bond utility-grade utility man utility program utility revenue bond utility routine