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- Dictionaryutilization/ˌjuːtɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of making practical and effective use of something: "steps to increase the utilization of resources"
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the amount of something available, produced, etc. compared with the total amount that exists or that could be produced: The number of working rigs in Mediterranean waters was 92 out of a total fleet of 103, a utilization rate of 89.3%. Capacity utilization fell to 84.1%. the process of using something effectively:
use, employ, utilize mean to put into service especially to attain an end. use implies availing oneself of something as a means or instrument to an end. willing to use any means to achieve her ends. employ suggests the use of a person or thing that is available but idle, inactive, or disengaged.
Utilization definition: an act or instance of making practical or profitable use of something. See examples of UTILIZATION used in a sentence.
the amount of something available, produced, etc. compared with the total amount that exists or that could be produced: The number of working rigs in Mediterranean waters was 92 out of a total fleet of 103, a utilization rate of 89.3%. Capacity utilization fell to 84.1%. the process of using something effectively:
1. The act of putting into play: application, employment, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, play, usage, use. 2. The condition of being put to use: application, duty, employment, service, use. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
noun. the act of using. “skilled in the utilization of computers”. synonyms: employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation. see more. noun. the state of having been made use of. “the rate of utilization ”. synonyms: utilisation.
Definition of utilization noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to use something in an effective way: The vitamins come in a form that is easily utilized by the body. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using and misusing. adopt. adoption. avail. avail yourself of something. be/go heavy on something idiom.
to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill. Also, [ esp. Brit.,] u′ti•lise′. French utiliser, equivalent. to utile useful (see utile) + -iser - ize. 1800–10. u′ti•liz′a•ble, adj. u′ti•li•za′tion, n. u′ti•liz′er, n. See use. 'utilization' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
[VERB noun] Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by the body in a variety of different forms. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: use, employ, deploy, take advantage of More Synonyms of utilize. utilization (juːtɪlaɪzeɪʃən ) uncountable noun [oft noun NOUN] ...the utilisation of human resources. [ + of] ...land utilization on large farms.
