(n): a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
(n): the quality of being of practical use
(n): an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
(n): the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
(n): work done by one person or group that benefits another
(n): (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
(n): a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
(n): (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
(n): (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
(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
(n): a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
(adj): prenominal), utility-grade -- (used of beef; usable but inferior
(adj): vs. superior) -- (of low or inferior quality
(adj): prenominal), substitute(prenominal) -- (capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
(adj): vs. primary) -- (being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
