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1 utility
ju'tilətiplural - utilities; noun1) (usefulness: Some kitchen gadgets have only a limited utility.) nytte, anvendelighet2) (a useful public service, eg the supply of water, gas, electricity etc.) offentlige tjenester (vann, kloakk, gass, elektrisitet)•gagn--------nyttesubst. \/juːˈtɪlətɪ\/1) (praktisk) nytte, anvendbarhet, brukbarhet2) ( også public utility) offentlig tjeneste3) (EDB, også utility program) hjelpeprogram4) ( foranstilt) nytte-, bruks-, universal-5) (foranstilt, under andre verdenskrig) standard-, folke-6) (austr.) (bruks)kjøretøy (med mange funksjoner)7) (matematikk, spillteori) nytteverdi, utbytte -
2 utility man
subst.1) (amer.) altmuligmann2) ( film og teater) forklaring: skuespiller som spiller biroller3) ( baseball) forklaring: reserve som kan settes inn på alle plasser -
3 utility plant
subst.nyttevekst -
4 utility room
subst.vaskerom -
5 utility value
subst.nytteverdi -
6 public utility
subst.forklaring: offentlig forsyning av vann, strøm, gass e.l. -
7 sport utility vehicle
subst. eller SUVSUV, sportslig flerbruksbil -
8 utilities
plural; see utility
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Utility — U*til i*ty, n. [OE. utilite, F. utilit[ e], L. utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See {Utile}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
utility — util·i·ty n pl ties 1: fitness for some purpose or worth to some end 2 a: public utility b: a service or commodity provided by a public utility paid for rent and utilities; also: equipment or m … Law dictionary
Utility — (engl. ‚Nutzen‘, ‚Versorgungsbetrieb‘) bezeichnet ein Dienstprogramm, Software Werkzeug zur Verwaltung eines Betriebssystems einen Fahrzeugtyp wie zum Beispiel den Holden Utility Landing Craft, Utility, ein Mehrzweck Landungsboot siehe auch:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
utility — ► NOUN (pl. utilities) 1) the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial. 2) a public utility. 3) Computing a utility program. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ useful, especially through having several functions. ORIGIN Latin utilitas, from utilis … English terms dictionary
utility — late 14c., fact of being useful, from O.Fr. utilite usefulness (late 13c.), earlier utilitet (12c.), from L. utilitatem (nom. utilitas) usefulness, serviceableness, profit, from utilis usable, from uti (see USE (Cf. use) (v.)). As a shortened… … Etymology dictionary
utility — [yo͞o til′ə tē] n. pl. utilities [ME utilite < OFr utilité < L utilitas < utilis, UTILE] 1. the quality or property of being useful; usefulness 2. something useful 3. a) something useful to the public, esp. the service of electric power … English World dictionary
utility — /ju tiləti/, it. /u tiliti/ s. ingl. (propr. utilità ; pl. invar. o utilities ), usato in ital. al femm. (inform.) [spec. al plur., serie di istruzioni che facilitano, estendono o soccorrono le funzioni del sistema operativo o di un applicazione] … Enciclopedia Italiana
utility — (izg. jutìliti) m DEFINICIJA inform. uslužni program, v. uslužan ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
utility — *use, usefulness Analogous words: suitability, fitness, appropriateness (see corresponding adjectives at FIT): value, *worth … New Dictionary of Synonyms
utility — [n] serviceableness account, adequacy, advantage, advantageousness, applicability, appropriateness, avail, benefit, convenience, efficacy, efficiency, expediency, favor, fitness, function, point, practicality, productiveness, profit, relevance,… … New thesaurus
Utility — This article is about the economic concept. For other uses, see Utility (disambiguation). Part of a series on Utilitarianism … Wikipedia