utilities Definition

utility
noun utilities

1. Usefulness; practicality.

Thesaurus: practicality, advantageousness, use, usefulness, value, benefit, expedience, serviceableness, convenience.
2. Something that is useful.
3. philos.
The power of someone or something to satisfy the needs or wants of the majority of people.
4. econ.
The ability of a commodity to satisfy human needs or wants.
5. A public utility.
6. computing.
A program designed to carry out a routine function.

adj

1. Designed for usefulness or practicality, rather than beauty.
2. Said of a breed of dog: originally bred to serve a practical purpose or to be useful.

Etymology: 14c: from French utilité, from Latin utilitas, from uti to use.