utility
adjective/juːˈtɪləti/
/juːˈtɪləti/
[only before noun]- 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)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French utilite, from Latin utilitas, from utilis ‘useful’.Definitions on the go
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