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# utility

«utility» in Mova's school dictionary: **a service like water, gas or electricity that people need…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a utility, utilities; also uncountable); adjective (utility)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#m1)

2) Utility means usefulness (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#m2)

3) As an adjective, utility describes something practical and useful: a utility room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In money and adult life, utility bills are payments for water, gas and electricity. In everyday homes, a utility room is for washing machines. In computers, a utility is a small useful program. Phrases: utility bills, utility room, utility vehicle.

### examples

- Mum pays the utility bills each month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x1)
- The washing machine is in the utility room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x2)
- The tool has great utility. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x3)
- Utilities include gas, water and electricity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x4)
- The company runs the local utilities. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x5)
- A sport utility vehicle is a big car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x6)
- Utility is most men's test of worth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/#x7)

### note

Countable for services (utilities), uncountable for usefulness. In maths problems, utility bills are often added up.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «utility» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.