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1. (noun) utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation 2. (noun) utility, usefulness the quality of being of practical use 3. (noun) utility 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" 4. (noun) utility (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice 5. (noun) utility program, utility, service program (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" 6. (noun) utility 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" 7. (adj) utility(a), utility-grade used of beef; usable but inferior 8. (adj) utility(a), substitute(a) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team "a utility infielder"
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