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utility

/juˈtɪləti/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

  2. noun

    the quality of being of practical use

  3. noun

    the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

    the cost of utilities never decreases

  4. noun

    (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

  5. noun

    (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

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