Utility ¹

Definition: 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.

Utility ²

Definition: Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value,

Utility ³

Definition: Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the greatest number, the foundation of utilitarianism.

utility ⁴

Definition: the service provided by a utility company; "the cost of utilities never decreases"

utility ⁵

Definition: 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"

utility ⁶

Definition: the quality of being of practical use

utility ⁷

Definition: (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 ⁸

Definition: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

utility ⁹

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