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utility

noun
  1. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
  2. 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
  3. the quality of being of practical use
    usefulness
  4. (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 programservice program
  5. a company that performs a public service
    public utilitypublic utility companypublic-service corporation
  6. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
adjective
  1. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
    substitute
  2. used of beef
    utility-grade