utilities

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

(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

the quality of being of practical use

a company that performs a public service

adjective

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

used of beef

Roots

utilisutil- · Latin · useful

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