meaning of utility
1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.
2. Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2.
3. Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism.
4. the service provided by a utility company; "the cost of utilities never
">decreases"
Related Words
utility | utility bond | utility man | utility program | utility revenue bond | utility routine | utility-grade |
