n. 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"

n. 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"

n. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

n. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

n. [includes concepts related to programs intended to make the use of a computer or of an application program easier]

n. (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"

adj. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"

adj. used of beef; usable but inferior