utility
Từ điển Collocation
utility noun
1 usefulness
ADJ. great, high | low | social He argued that the arts have great social utility.
VERB + UTILITY have
PREP. of … ~ This computer is of low utility for the home user.
2 service provided for the public
ADJ. public, state-owned | privatized | electricity, water a privatized electricity utility
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation; public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation
- the quality of being of practical use; usefulness
- 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; utility program, service program
a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
- 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
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A program designed to perform a particular function; the term usually refers to software that solves narrowly focused problems or those related to computer system management. See also application.
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
公共事业|公用设施公共事业，公用设施
A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.
Investopedia Financial Terms
Utility
1. An economic term referring to the total satisfaction received from consuming a good or service.
2. A company that generates, transmits and/or distributes electricity, water and/or gas from facilities that it owns and/or operates.
Investopedia Says:
1. A consumer's utility is hard to measure. However, we can determine it indirectly with consumer behavior theories, which assume that consumers will strive to maximize their utility. Utility is a concept that was introduced by Daniel Bernoulli. He believed that for the usual person, utility increased with wealth but at a decreasing rate.
2. Since consumer demand for utilities does not change dramatically with a change in price, these companies are regulated by the state or provincial and federal governments.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
utilities
syn.: public utility public utility company public-service corporation service program substitute(a) usefulness utility program utility(a) utility-grade
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