Look up: Utility

1. Utility
   The measure of the welfare or satisfaction of an investor or person.
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2. utility
   United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grade of beef. Utility grade meat comes from older cattle and is used to produce sausages or canned beef entrees, such as beef stew.
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3. utility
   [Noun] Plural form: utilities. Service used by people such as gas, electricity or telephone.
   Example: The bill for my utilities is less now that I use energy efficient light bulbs, as I use up less electricity.
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4. Utility
   A term used to describe the statutory authorities responsible for providing services to the community such as water, gas and electricity.
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5. utility
   [n] - (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice 2. [n] - a company that performs a public service 3. [n] - the quality of being of practical use 4. [n] - 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 5. [n] - the service provided by a utility company
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6. Utility
   (Digital cameras and photo printers) A program that performs special tasks for the operating system, for example: file administration, controlling a digital camera, a CD-ROM drive or printer.
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7. utility
   A software program or routine that aids in system management.
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8. Utility
   The satisfaction that individuals gain from buying goods or services. A key economic concept....more on Utility
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9. utility
   A basic service supplied to the public, such as water, electricity, gas, and sometimes telecommunications or transport
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10. Utility
    A public or private company that supplies a basic service to the general public, such as electricity, gas, or water.
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11. Utility
    Utility: In the analysis of health outcomes, utility is a number between 0 and 1 that is assigned to a state of health or an outcome. Perfect health has a value of 1. Death has a value of 0.
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12. utility
    a regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly Category: Electrical engineering and energy • generalized term for aircraft intended for,or assigned to,variety of missions mainly of transport nature but with limited payload Category: Transport • the primary perceived value(subjectively determined)of consumer goods and services Category: Transp…
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13. Utility
    A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly. For the purposes of electric industry restructuring, "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically-integrated electric company. "Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "Distribution utility" refers to the regulated own …
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14. 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. "The utility of the enterprises was, however, so great and obvious that all opposition proved useless." (Macaulay) ... 2. Adaptation to satisfy the d …
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15. utility
    usefulness noun the quality of being of practical use
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16. utility
    public utility noun a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
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17. utility
    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`
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18. utility
    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`
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19. utility
    noun (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
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20. Utility
    In economics, `utility` is a measure of the relative satisfaction or desiredness from consumption of goods. Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one's utility. A theoretical unit of measurement for utility is the metre stick. The doctrine of utilitarianism saw the maximization of utility as a moral criterion for the organization ...
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21. Utility
    In economics, `utility` is a measure of the relative satisfaction or desiredness from consumption of goods. Given this measure, one may speak meaningfully of increasing or decreasing utility, and thereby explain economic behavior in terms of attempts to increase one's utility. A theoretical unit of measurement for utility is the metre stick. The doctrine of utilitarianism saw the maximization of utility as a moral criterion for the organization ...
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22. Utility
    • (n.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2. • (n.) 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. • (n.) Happiness; the greatest good,...
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23. Utility
    A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.
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24. Utility
    The value a consumer receives from a product's design.
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25. Utility
    The state or quality of being useful. What is the utility of marketing practices to the library field?
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