noun
1 usefulness
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , high
▪ limited , low
▪ potential
▪ overall
▪ practical
▪ clinical , military , social
▪
He argued that the arts have great social ~.
VERB + UTILITY
▪ have
▪ maximize
▪ enhance , improve , increase
▪ limit
▪ assess , evaluate , examine , investigate
▪ question
▪ demonstrate , illustrate , show
▪
A number of researchers have demonstrated the ~ of this approach.
PREPOSITION
▪ of … ~
▪
This computer is of low ~ for the home user.
2 ( esp. AmE ) service provided for the public
ADJECTIVE
▪ municipal , public , state-owned
▪ investor-owned ( AmE ), privatized
▪ regulated
▪ large , major
▪ local
▪ electric ( AmE ), electrical , power , water
▪
a privatized power ~
UTILITY + NOUN
▪ company ( BrE , AmE )
▪ bill ( BrE , AmE )
▪ commission ( AmE )
▪
regulatory agencies such as public ~ commissions