utility

noun

OPAL W

/juːˈtɪləti/

(plural utilities)

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[countable] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply
- a privatized electricity utility
- Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane.
- Legislation will be introduced to regulate the privatized utilities.
Collocations Moving house
Moving house Renting
- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
- rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
- rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
- find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
- sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
- extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
- afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
- (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
- pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
- give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
- have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
- evict the existing tenants
- attract/find new/prospective tenants
- invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
Buying
- buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
- call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
- make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
- put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
- make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
- apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
- (struggle to) pay the mortgage
- make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
- (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
Selling
- put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
- increase/lower your price/the asking price
- have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
see also public utilityTopics Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- municipal
- public
- state-owned
- …
utility + noun
- company
- bill
- commission
- …
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[uncountable] (formal) the quality of being useful synonym usefulness
- This information is of the highest utility to a historian.
Extra Examples
- He argued that the arts have great social utility.
- This computer is of low utility for the home user.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- high
- limited
- …
verb + utility
- have
- maximize
- enhance
- …
preposition
- of… utility
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[countable] (computing) a piece of computer software that performs a particular taskTopics Computersc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’.

单词	utility
释义	utility noun OPAL W /juːˈtɪləti/ /juːˈtɪləti/ (plural utilities) jump to other results [countable] a service provided for the public, for example an electricity, water or gas supply a privatized electricity utility Rescue teams worked desperately to restore utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane. Legislation will be introduced to regulate the privatized utilities. Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property Being a landlord have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property collect/increase/raise the rent evict the existing tenants attract/find new/prospective tenants invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market Buying buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan (struggle to) pay the mortgage make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house Selling put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction increase/lower your price/the asking price have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. see also public utilityTopics Moneyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective municipal public state-owned … utility + noun company bill commission … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being useful synonym usefulness This information is of the highest utility to a historian. Extra Examples He argued that the arts have great social utility. This computer is of low utility for the home user. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great high limited … verb + utility have maximize enhance … preposition of… utility See full entry [countable] (computing) a piece of computer software that performs a particular taskTopics Computersc2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’. utility adjective /juːˈtɪləti/ /juːˈtɪləti/ [only before noun] jump to other results that can be used for several different purposes an all-round utility player (= one who can play equally well in several different positions in a sport) see also sport utility vehicle Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’.
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