eng: utility

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Meaning
means	(noun) a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation public utility company, public-service corporation, utility, public utility
means	(noun) the quality of being of practical use usefulness, utility
means	(noun) 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" utility
means	(noun) (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice utility
means	(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" utility program, service program, utility
means	(noun) 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
means	(adjective) used of beef; usable but inferior utility, utility-grade
means	(adjective) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" utility, substitute