utilities

Meanings

Noun

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
• the quality of being of practical use
• the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
  • "the cost of utilities never decreases"
  • "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
• (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
• 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"
• plural of utility

Synonyms

public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, service program, usefulness, utility, utility program

Antonyms

inutility, uselessness