Definitions For Utility

noun

• The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public 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 quality of being of practical use
• (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
• A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
• The quality or state of being useful
• A service (such as a supply of electricity or water) that is provided to the public
• A company that provides electricity, water, etc.

adjective

• Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
• Used of beef; usable but inferior