u ‧ til ‧ i ‧ ty AC /juːˈtɪləti, juːˈtɪlɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural utilities )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: utilité , from Latin utilitas , from utilis 'useful' , from uti ; ⇨ ↑ use 1 ]
1 . [countable usually plural] a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use:
Does your rent include utilities?
2 . [countable] a piece of computer ↑ software that has a particular use:
It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners.
3 . [uncountable] formal the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful