Utility meaning: Utility is the quality or condition of

Utility is the quality or condition of being useful, or a useful article, device, or service. It can also refer to the benefit or satisfaction that a commodity or action provides, or a public service such as electricity, water, or transportation. If you live in a place where the temperature never drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and someone gives you a snow-blower for your birthday, you might question the gift’s utility, meaning its “usefulness.” utility line; utility bill (Of a building or its components) containing or intended for any of a building’s often- utility -related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc. Definition of utility noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning , pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.